My friends and I have not had issues receiving US stock options either. Carta can assist with this to a degree. NSOs though, not eligible for ISOs. Admittedly,

My friends and I have not had issues receiving US stock options either. Carta can assist with this to a degree. NSOs though, not eligible for ISOs. Admittedly, we're based in Australia, and there are Australia-US tax treaties that make the whole arrangement a bit simpler.