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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: 0.353s | 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.

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maskerinze ◴[17 Oct 24 23:08 UTC] No.41874728[source]▶
If a Russian citizen seeks to travel to the U.S. these days to create jobs / invest in his own company, what visa type should one pursue to maximize chances of getting approved?
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1. proberts ◴[20 Oct 24 21:59 UTC] No.41898833[source]▶
It's really tough for Russians to get visas to the U.S. now regardless of the visa. There's no investor visa for Russians so the O-1 is probably the best option but as I noted in another thread, visa applications by Russians typically get denied or end up in a black hole.