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Hi Peter, thanks so much for doing this! Here is an interesting situation: I live in the US on a J2 visa with my wife being the J1 holder (PhD student at an iv

Hi Peter, thanks so much for doing this! Here is an interesting situation: I live in the US on a J2 visa with my wife being the J1 holder (PhD student at an ivy league). I (German national) founded a startup in my home country and against all my efforts, it's going quite well so far. I'm currently holding the CEO/CTO title. Assume that we'll raise the next funding round (seed) in the US (the market is just superior) and relocate/incorporate via a C-Corp here. If my wife and I were to decide that we want to stay in the US for a longer time with a path to become naturalized down the road, what's the best option?

proberts 3y ago
It looks like you and your wife will have multiple green card paths available to you either through your wife or through you, such as the EB2 national interest waiver path or the EB1 extraordinary ability or outstanding researcher path. Shorter (non green card) paths include the O-1 for both of you and the H-1B for her, among others. The exact paths will require a discussion.
- ylboerner 3y ago
  Very helpful, much appreciated. We'll get back to you once our plans become more tangible.