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

245 points proberts | 1 comments | 17 Oct 24 16:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.343s | 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. dmmartins ◴[18 Oct 24 15:06 UTC] No.41880099[source]▶
Hello, I'm currently in the US with an H-1B and the company is sponsoring my greencard (the PERM application was recently filed). If I need to leave the US for one year, do I need to do anything? The PERM process should be done by then. One option would be terminate my employment and continue as a contractor. Can/should I do that? Thank you!