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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: 0.497s | 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. diptera911 ◴[17 Oct 24 21:31 UTC] No.41874019[source]▶
If I fill out a W-7 as a non-American to get an ITIN - Is that then enough to open a credit card with say Navy Federal prior to even getting an address in the USA? I'd like to have all my ducks in a row prior to even arriving if possible.

Grandfather fought in Vietnam.

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2. proberts ◴[20 Oct 24 21:55 UTC] No.41898808[source]▶
I believe so but that's not really an immigration question but a banking question. I would recommend calling a couple of banks.