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

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

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Post by proberts »

aanand wrote: post #67

When renewing an O1, how important is it to have "new" evidence? Can an original O1 case be sufficiently strong that it doesn't especially matter how much publicly visible, groundbreaking work has been done in the time since it was granted?

Generally, for extensions, new evidence and arguments aren't required (although we still usually provide what's readily available such as new press). That being said, although still the exception, more and more USCIS is issuing RFEs on O-1 extensions.

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

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Post by sriram_sun »

IWantOut_ wrote: post #63
proberts wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can't comment on Canadian immigration but I can share the names of some good providers in Canada if you'd like. Just email me.

Sure, that will be great. How to email you?

It's on his profile.

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

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Post by proberts »

IWantOut_ wrote: post #63
proberts wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can't comment on Canadian immigration but I can share the names of some good providers in Canada if you'd like. Just email me.

Sure, that will be great. How to email you?

I believe that this can be obtained from Hacker News.

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

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Post by kiliantics »

I have been working on F-1 OPT for the last 16 months or so at a startup and they recently applied for my H1B. We haven't heard back from USCIS yet on whether it was approved but, given Trump's recent ruling on H1B visas, I have no idea if that will happen at all now. As I understand, the process of being approved isn't affected, it's just the process of getting the actual visa itself at an embassy? And given my existing status, it's not clear that I am affected by the suspension. Either way, I still have about 18 months of OPT left, so I am assuming that I would be safe to come and go on my F-1 visa even if the H1B is suspended. If I were approved, I believe I could collect the visa in the future once the suspension has ended. Is this a reasonable assessment of how this works or am I way off the mark?

There are a number of people I know in similar situations and no one seems to have a straight answer about what our status is.

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

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Post by MorganGallant »

I'm a Canadian Citizen going to the University of Waterloo. My next co-op work term is Winter 2021 (Jan-April). Would it be possible for me to work for a US company for that term? I've done the J-1 process twice before and that worked great in 2019, not sure about now given the visa suspension and COVID. Would appreciate any ideas here.

- Could I still get a J-1 for Winter 2021? - Are there any other avenues for Canadians to work for a US company (possibly remotely) without a visa (if visas are still suspended)?

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