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

199 points proberts | 6 comments | 16 May 25 15:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.547s | source | bottom

I'll be here for the next 5-6 hours. As usual, there are countless topics given the rapidly changing immigration landscape and I'll be guided by whatever you're concerned with. Please remember that I can't provide legal advice on specific cases because I won't have access to all the facts. Please stick to a factual discussion in your questions and I'll try to do the same in my answers.

Edit: I am taking a break now and will return later this afternoon/evening to respond to any comments and answer any questions. Thank you everyone for a great and engaged AMA so far.

1. debarshri ◴[16 May 25 15:48 UTC] No.44006863[source]▶
I am currently a dutch citizen. I'm also a founder of a startup that has raised around 2.5 million USD. The company is delaware based.

What is the best option i have? Is E2 an option?

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2. ◴[16 May 25 16:51 UTC] No.44007543[source]▶
3. proberts ◴[16 May 25 16:54 UTC] No.44007572[source]▶
An E-2 would require some investment ($100k+) but Dutch citizens or Dutch-owned VCs but if this investment exists, then an E-2 could be a very good option. The other option would be the O-1 and as a founder of company that has had a good round of seed funding, you might qualify.
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4. debarshri ◴[16 May 25 18:23 UTC] No.44008417[source]▶
Would fund that we have raised count as investment in E2?
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5. theyknowitsxmas ◴[16 May 25 19:13 UTC] No.44008870[source]▶
How does a dutchman mingle around with local investors... and what series?
6. proberts ◴[16 May 25 20:06 UTC] No.44009340{3}[source]▶
The fund would need to have been Dutch-owned for its investment to count for E-2 purposes.