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

257 points proberts | 3 comments | 16 May 25 15:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.615s | 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. FilosofumRex ◴[17 May 25 03:50 UTC] No.44011907[source]▶
When US firms apply for H1B or J-1 work visas for foreigners, what part of the process is the most critical part or where it's most likely to fail.
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2. proberts ◴[17 May 25 14:09 UTC] No.44014452[source]▶
For the H-1B, it's really just getting selected in the lottery, the actual substantive requirements aren't difficult; the J-1 is easy but with limited exceptions it's not supposed to be used for regular employment.
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3. FilosofumRex ◴[17 May 25 16:42 UTC] No.44015473[source]▶
Thank you for clarification. I wonder if there is any stat on how many initial H1B applicants make it to the lottery list to be selected. Is the process straightforward or does government/Labor Dept challenges a certain percentage of applicants.