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

300 points proberts | 1 comments | 14 Mar 25 14:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.306s | source

I'll be here for the next 6 hours. As usual, there are countless possible topics and I'll be guided by whatever you're concerned with but as much as possible I'd like to focus on the recent changes and potential changes in U.S. immigration law, policy, and practice. Please remember that I am limited in providing 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 responses. Thank you!
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santi387 ◴[14 Mar 25 15:38 UTC] No.43363668[source]▶
Hi Peter, thanks for doing these AMA.

I was counted against the H1-B cap in 2017 and worked for about 3 months before I left the states.

Would I be able to use the rest of my time now if I were to get a job in the states?

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1. proberts ◴[14 Mar 25 16:44 UTC] No.43364392[source]▶
It's not guaranteed but likely yes; we've done H-1Bs (without having to go through the lottery again) for foreign nationals who haven't been in H-1B status for nearly 10 years.