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It doesn't. But the company will have to be registered as a U.S. based entity first which may take some time and will only be done after YC starts.
by amrithk 19y ago
It doesn't. But the company will have to be registered as a U.S. based entity first which may take some time and will only be done after YC starts.
- gms 19y agoYou get a grace period if you leave your job right? I just don't see this as a showstopper...you could've applied and dealt with problems as they came up.
- ashu 19y agoActually, no. You don't get a single grace day as somebody else has pointed out below. Plus, even if these guys applied and incorporated immediately, they can't (i.e., the INS will not approve it w.h.p.) sponsor H-1s from their own company (even an H-1 transfer) unless the company receives significant investment. All-in-all, it's certainly a big show-stopper.
- gms 19y agoSo how did you guys do it?
- ashu 19y agoWe were students on F-1 which turned out to be just the right thing to have. We went on an OPT immediately and by the time we needed H-1Bs for ourselves, we had raised enough money to be able to justify the INS that we are a totally legit company capable of paying H-1B level salaries.
- ashu 19y agoIANAL, but there might be other ways. Send me e-mail. ashu [AT] buxfer