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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: 0.434s | 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. throwa291 ◴[18 Oct 24 05:45 UTC] No.41876654[source]▶
I'm a founder in the EU and would like to incorporate in the US.

I've recently found out about the International Entrepreneur Rule, is that a viable option if I raise $350k from US investors?

What are the possible challenges and how much time does processing take?

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2. proberts ◴[20 Oct 24 21:54 UTC] No.41898796[source]▶
On paper, it's a great option; the issue has been that it's been taking USCIS a very, very long period of time to respond and it requires the qualified U.S. investors to provide detailed and intrusive information and documents about their investments, which many investors don't want to provide. USCIS is aware of the first issue and is actively trying to review applications much faster but the jury is still out.