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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: 0.545s | 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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kingstoned ◴[05 Dec 25 19:35 UTC] No.46166209[source]▶
How easily can one get E1 treaty trader visa and what volume and quantity of trade are recommended? If I have a company registered in my home country (eligible country) and have payouts from a US provider like an advertising network, affiliate provider or some marketplace etc. and my clients are all US companies, can I apply for that visa? Would a low six figure yearly revenue with monthly payout be sufficient for that?
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1. proberts ◴[05 Dec 25 19:54 UTC] No.46166432[source]▶
There's no minimum amount of trade specified in the regulations and the answer depends in part on other factors (such as how active the foreign and U.S. companies are and whether they employees and funding) but the minimum annual trade is generally understood to be at least $100K/$150K.
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2. kingstoned ◴[05 Dec 25 20:39 UTC] No.46166956[source]▶
Can you have just one US client like a marketplace or network that gives you monthly payouts totalling $150k a year? The client is a famous US based company.