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

226 points proberts | 2 comments | 05 Dec 25 16:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source

As usual, there are countless immigration topics and I'll be guided by whatever you're concerned with. Please remember that I can't provide legal advice on specific cases for obvious liability reasons because I won't have access to all the facts. Please stick to a factual discussion in your questions and comments and I'll do the same in my answers!

Previous threads we've done: https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=proberts.

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bravura ◴[05 Dec 25 17:05 UTC] No.46164052[source]▶
I know this is a general question, but:

Assuming a US startup is considering engineering hires outside the United States, how does one currently assess the likelihood of getting them a visa to work in the USA? And what timeline and cost would be involved?

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1. proberts ◴[05 Dec 25 18:39 UTC] No.46165370[source]▶
Unfortunately, a case by case analysis would be required. However, if they are from a country with its own visa (that is, Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico, and Chile), it's relatively easy to get engineers visas.
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2. dnemmers ◴[07 Dec 25 21:56 UTC] No.46185598[source]▶
Not sure you meant to, but you wrote Chile down twice in your list.