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

257 points proberts | 1 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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AndrzejNowak ◴[16 May 25 15:58 UTC] No.44006984[source]▶
If an individual is transgender, not a US citizen, and has a passport with an updated gender marker (or X), can they still get a visa? Or is submitting an official document with "wrong information" enough for a refusal?

What about existing visas?

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proberts ◴[16 May 25 17:47 UTC] No.44008077[source]▶
The short answer is Yes, this individual can still get a U.S. visa. But I'd still recommend that this person speak with an attorney before applying for a visa or traveling to the U.S.
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1. gcr ◴[17 May 25 14:43 UTC] No.44014688[source]▶
I was under the impression that guidance from the state department allows border agents to deny visas to visitors whose “apparent sex differs from sex at birth.” Moreover, “misrepresenting sex” (whatever that means) could be grounds for permanent refusal of entry, by this guidance.

Are you saying this is no longer the case?

See https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/marco-rubio-may-have-just...