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I am a Canadian on an L1B visa. I'm in the middle of an employment-based green card process, currently waiting for a PERM application to be approved (filed Fall
by _iafj 2y ago
I am a Canadian on an L1B visa. I'm in the middle of an employment-based green card process, currently waiting for a PERM application to be approved (filed Fall 2023).
I'm interested in starting a startup but am waiting on my green card process to be done.
Questions:
1. What are the other paths to a startup-appropriate visa if I don't want to wait for PERM (~6 more months) and the I-485 process (3 to 24 months?) to be done? Are some TN categories appropriate for this?
2. If and when my green card is approved, how soon can I leave my job and start a startup?
3. What happens if I am terminated from my job before the I-485 has been in review for 6 months (i.e. before portability)? Is my green card valid if my I-485 is approved after termination?
- proberts 2y ago1. The TN for founders is problematic and risky. The better (but not necessarily easier to get) are the E-1, E-2, and O-1 visa classification and the IEP (but the IEP program isn't really working). 2. Legally, there's no requirement to stay any minimum amount of time. 3. Even if the termination happens before the I-485 has been pending for 6 months, there are ways to keep it alive (but this question requires a call because it's a bit complicated/nuanced).
- _iafj 2y agoThank you!