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

197 points proberts | 2 comments | 16 May 25 15:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source

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. canttestthis ◴[16 May 25 16:54 UTC] No.44007579[source]▶
Hi Peter - I'm on H1-B and not eligible for EB-1/2 or O-1. I filed for EB-5 through an RC and just got my EAD and I want to use that to start a startup in the US. If the underlying EB-5 petition is rejected after the startup is established, do you know if there is a path to re-sponsoring my H1-B through my own startup? I'm trying to understand whether I should wait for a proper green card before going down the startup route.
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2. proberts ◴[16 May 25 19:33 UTC] No.44009029[source]▶
Yes, there could be a way to get an H-1B through your own company; the rules around this have relaxed recently.