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I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
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#3What was the process of you getting hired at YC? Like, did you contact them, did they reach out to you, or was it through a recruiter or something?
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#4What is the worst case legal costs for a green card through H1-B ?
Re: I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#5I have a criminal record in the UK. I was convicted approx 5 years ago for criminal damage, drunk and disorderly and resisting arrest. I was given a small fine in magistrates court.
I have otherwise a great record and have set up multiple companies employing approx 100 people here, including many awards and recognitions.
What are my chances of being able to move to the US?
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#6Are there legal ways to be hired as remote worker for a company that only has operations in the US and live/work from another country?
Edit: As a Non-Us citizen.
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#7I have a criminal record in the UK. I was convicted approx 5 years ago for criminal damage, drunk and disorderly and resisting arrest. I was given a small fine in magistrates court. I have otherwise a great record and have set up multiple companies employing approx 100 people here, including many awards and recognitions. What are my chances of being able to move to the US?
Serious question: if you have setup multiple companies with 100 employees (per company or total?) then why move to USA? If you are UK-citizen then it would make more sense to stay in UK and continue your success, since you seem to be good at it!
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#8Thanks for doing this Peter. I am currently thinking of accepting a US computer programming job (part in US, part in Canada) and am thinking of using a TN visa to travel back and forth (1 week per month in US, 3 weeks in Canada.) Do I need to be concerned about what might occur if Donald Trump et al decide to drop NAFTA?
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#9Hi Peter,
I am a Vietnamese student studying in the US with the F-1 visa. Recently, together with my
American partner we opened a startup using Stripe Atlas.
The visa doesn't allow me to work in the US so I'll go back to Vietnam in the next four months to work on the product. But when I go back to school, what is the best way for me to work legally? I know I can apply for OPT but it would take me up to three months to get approved. Is there a better solution?
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#10My startup took a convertible note angel round. We were planning on raising another round, but then won a large grant. It will take us to profitability, and we don't plan on raising any more.
How do these types of situations typically resolve for dealing with note holders, when there is no longer any expectation of another raise or liquidation event?