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

226 points proberts | 3 comments | 05 Dec 25 16:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.598s | 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.

1. pm90 ◴[05 Dec 25 18:52 UTC] No.46165562[source]▶
hey peter, Im on an h1b visa (year 10, have approved i140 and pending gc application). Ive never done an h1b stamping as I was paranoid about being denied. Will doing the stamping now trigger the 100k h1b fee?
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2. proberts ◴[05 Dec 25 19:35 UTC] No.46166206[source]▶
No since the underlying H-1B petition was filed and approved before this $100K payment provision went into effect.
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3. pm90 ◴[05 Dec 25 20:45 UTC] No.46167043[source]▶
thank you!