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

257 points proberts | 2 comments | 16 May 25 15:05 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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.

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juancroldan ◴[16 May 25 20:40 UTC] No.44009633[source]▶
As an Spanish national and resident, can I found my company in the US without having any employee there? Would I be able to hire myself with a method other than Deel/Remote/others?
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1. morpheuskafka ◴[17 May 25 08:40 UTC] No.44012943[source]▶
1) you don’t need any immigration permission to found a company, you can do that remotely via a lawyer or in person on a visa waiver.

2) if you aren’t working in the US, you don’t need to do any US tax paperwork to hire yourself. You need to register your foreign company under Spanish law and follow their procedures.

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2. proberts ◴[17 May 25 14:17 UTC] No.44014504[source]▶
All correct. Thanks.