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So, this guy started working before he had his visa? Even worse he started a job that required personal, non-refundable investments of time and money. I have ze

by jheriko 15y ago

So, this guy started working before he had his visa? Even worse he started a job that required personal, non-refundable investments of time and money. I have zero sympathy - this is common sense. Sure they shouldn't have rejected his application as they did, but he shouldn't have assumed he would easily get the visa. Not the kind of guy I would want to work for... at least until he learns some basic life skills to match that education.

cmer 15y ago
I think everybody here will assume you were just being ironic, right?
rxin 15y ago
The student visa (F1) allows foreigners to work for a year (OPT) after graduation.
- HistoryInAction 15y ago
  29 months now, with a technical degree: http://www.nafsa.org/regulatory_information.sec/regulatory_document_library.dlib/sevis/opt_29_month_rule/ http://www.nafsa.org/regulatory_information.sec/regulatory_d...
HistoryInAction 15y ago
Things have gotten better under President Obama recently after an initial turn for the worse. The Neufeld memo denied visas to founders on account of initiating a strict requirement that an employer vouch for an immigrant in a variety of ways, for them to be eligible for an H1-B. We don't have employers as founders, turns out. However, these recent changes open the door for H1-B and EB-2 visas as founders: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=3f412bfb4cf81310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=44eec665e1681310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f... Vivek Wadhwa is hopeful that adjudicators will shortly be much friendlier to founders applying for visas, as long as they have a board set up and are funded.
dotBen 15y ago
"So, this guy started working before he had his visa? Even worse he started a job that required personal, non-refundable investments of time and money." Have you read the requirements of an E2 Investor Visa? You have to: * Set the company up (register your C-Corp/LLC, etc) * Invest/put a large amount of money at risk * Employ staff BEFORE you apply for the visa itself.
- jheriko 15y ago
  Very valid points. I was not aware there was a special Visa for investors/entrepreneurs.

by jheriko 15y ago

cmer 15y ago

I think everybody here will assume you were just being ironic, right?

rxin 15y ago

The student visa (F1) allows foreigners to work for a year (OPT) after graduation.

HistoryInAction 15y ago
29 months now, with a technical degree: http://www.nafsa.org/regulatory_information.sec/regulatory_document_library.dlib/sevis/opt_29_month_rule/ http://www.nafsa.org/regulatory_information.sec/regulatory_d...

HistoryInAction 15y ago

Things have gotten better under President Obama recently after an initial turn for the worse. The Neufeld memo denied visas to founders on account of initiating a strict requirement that an employer vouch for an immigrant in a variety of ways, for them to be eligible for an H1-B. We don't have employers as founders, turns out. However, these recent changes open the door for H1-B and EB-2 visas as founders: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=3f412bfb4cf81310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=44eec665e1681310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f... Vivek Wadhwa is hopeful that adjudicators will shortly be much friendlier to founders applying for visas, as long as they have a board set up and are funded.

dotBen 15y ago

"So, this guy started working before he had his visa? Even worse he started a job that required personal, non-refundable investments of time and money." Have you read the requirements of an E2 Investor Visa? You have to: * Set the company up (register your C-Corp/LLC, etc) * Invest/put a large amount of money at risk * Employ staff BEFORE you apply for the visa itself.

jheriko 15y ago
Very valid points. I was not aware there was a special Visa for investors/entrepreneurs.