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What about co-founders who are H1B's and would face legal consequences for quiting their company?

• gms 19y ago
  An H1-B doesn't prevent you from switching jobs, no?
  • elq 19y ago
    it does for my potential co-founder. He's been working here for over 6 years with no GC. apparently you can't renew your H1B after X years, only stay with the same company.
    • iamyoohoo 19y ago
      that is correct
    • gms 19y ago
      Yikes.
    • gms 19y ago
      Have you consulted a lawyer about this? Sometimes it can be quite surprising to see the solutions lawyers can cook up (with the appropriate fees of course).
    • juwo 19y ago
      who says you cant switch jobs on an h1b? maybe your startup can hire him on an L1 business visa. The H1 quota was filled in a single day as I hear.
• pg 19y ago
  I honestly don't know. We wouldn't want to do anything that would get someone kicked out of the country. I know some visa problems can be fixed with varying amounts of hassle and money, whereas others are truly hard, and I don't know which category this falls into.