I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA

Post by clemensley » Sat, Jul 29, 2023, 9:09 PM UTC

proberts wrote: post #389

clemensley wrote: post #305

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Is a reentry permit a document that can be obtained by filing the I-131 form, or how can one obtain such a permit? Could you spell out what "2 years at a stretch and generally up to 5 total without issue" means for non-native speakers?

That's right, the application is submitted using Form I-131. At a stretch here means a 2 year absence from the U.S. (without traveling back to the U.S.) and 5 year total means you could live abroad for 5 years without losing your green card (by getting reentry permits which can be issued for a total of 5 years).

Post by klipt » Sun, Jul 30, 2023, 3:01 AM UTC

adave wrote: post #393

klipt wrote: post #220

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> Even a green card holder can be denied re-entry on the basis that they 'abandoned their residency.' If you're actually living in the US and just taking occasional vacations abroad this is extremely unlikely. Where people get caught out is when they're trying to basically snowbird between two countries while still on a green card. In that case it's better to first serve your 6 years in the US to earn citizenship. Th…

That will mean paying taxes and these snowbirds want to skip that.

Post by anvuong » Sun, Jul 30, 2023, 11:11 AM UTC

winter_blue wrote: post #205

causi wrote: post #183

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since something that might be more palatable to some parts of the Republican party, Quite unlikely. The line would be "California will just let everybody in and send 'em to our state!"

I suppose Congress could create a concept of state-level permanent residence, but even then, if those permanent residents are allowed to become U.S. citizens, then they would be able to freely move to a red state, which the GOP again might find unpalatable. One finer point on this is that if state immigration policies are structured around a skills-based points-ranking, the prospective immigrants would all likely be…

Post by timestap » Mon, Jul 31, 2023, 1:37 AM UTC

proberts wrote: post #130

timestap wrote: post #63

What restrictions/things to know or consider are there for Canadian founders who are on a mix of TN/H1-B visas?

Those already in H-1B and TN status with their company or looking to obtain H-1B or TN status with their company?

Post by hashim » Fri, Aug 11, 2023, 1:22 PM UTC

shytey wrote: post #311

Can I grant myself a visa with my own LLC? I co-own and run it remotely, it's making 600k profit from 4mil revenue. It's based in the US, I'm from Ireland, living in the UK. It hasn't taken investment but we reinvest a lot of revenue in growth.