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

245 points proberts | 2 comments | 17 Oct 24 16:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.482s | source

I'll be here for the few hours and then again at around 1 pm PST for another few hours. As usual, there are countless possible topics and I'll be guided by whatever you're concerned with. Please remember that I can't provide legal advice on specific cases for obvious liability reasons because I won't have access to all the facts. Please stick to a factual discussion in your questions and comments and I'll try to do the same in my answers. Thanks!

Previous threads we've done: https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=proberts.

1. an0n123456 ◴[17 Oct 24 18:48 UTC] No.41872564[source]▶
Hello, being a founder (recently got H1B)of an early stage startup is there any consequences of not paying yourself the prevailing wage, especially since you also own the company so won't report it to anyone.
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2. proberts ◴[20 Oct 24 21:42 UTC] No.41898725[source]▶
Possibly. It could impact your ability to get a green card and could be viewed as fraud if there was no real intent to get paid the wage indicated on the H-1B petition. These issues typically rear their heads during the green card application process and the visa application process.