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

199 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. johnxie ◴[16 May 25 19:16 UTC] No.44008905[source]▶
For O-1s filed by startups, what are the most common weak points USCIS flags now? Are you seeing more RFEs around equity or funding documentation?
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2. proberts ◴[16 May 25 20:00 UTC] No.44009275[source]▶
For the most part, O-1 filings for the founders or employees of startups are no more difficult than the O-1 filings for employees of established/large companies; the main issue is "distinguished reputation" (a component of one of the O-1 criteria), which can be harder for startups to show.