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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: 0.203s | 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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I_am_tiberius ◴[17 May 25 12:01 UTC] No.44013675[source]▶
Do you find it normal that you have to recommend a person to speak with an attorney before traveling to a country?
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ahoef ◴[17 May 25 12:10 UTC] No.44013714[source]▶
No need to be needlessly antagonizing or blaming.
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dudefeliciano ◴[17 May 25 13:45 UTC] No.44014292[source]▶
how is the comment antagonizing or blaming anyone? it's a simple question that should make us think about what the US is becoming
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1. AlecSchueler ◴[17 May 25 18:44 UTC] No.44016173[source]▶
Questioning what the US becoming is what makes you antagonistic and a political enemy.