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Hi Peter, Here is my situation: I am a person with passport of Russia, but I have chance before me to participate in US startup as co-founder. Company will lik
by SXX 8y ago
Hi Peter,
Here is my situation: I am a person with passport of Russia, but I have chance before me to participate in US startup as co-founder. Company will likely be incorporated in Delaware with US citizen as primary founder. So I have a few questions:
1 - With "startup visa" initiative dead in water would it be possible for me acquire US visa with work permission if company likely going to have no more than 5 employees at least in first few years?
2 - How should I go with managing my share in US company? Do I absolutely need to find US lawyer to represent my interests? (I absolutely trust my US colleague, but I worry that we can accidentally do something wrong). Should I register myself as owner of share in company? Or it's better to control share through my own company in EU / UK?
Thanks for many answers you're already given; they are all really useful! Excuse my grammar since I write this in haste.
- proberts 8y ago1. Yes, and an O-1 is often the visa that we get for talented founders (from Russia and elsewhere). 2. With the long view in mind, I would recommend that you all hire a lawyer to handle the corporate stuff.
- smu 8y agoThat’s very interesting. I was under the impression that O-1 visa require verifiable world class talent (such as making the olympics in your discipline). Could you elaborate on what the bar is to be eligible for O-1 visa?