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Can a non-citizen currently on H1B visa apply?
by dude_abides 14y ago
Can a non-citizen currently on H1B visa apply?
- patrickod 14y agoAbsolutely. Many people apply even without a H1B
- pclark 14y agoI think it is fair to say that YC doesn't care about your immigration status. YC has a great community to discuss this kind of question: do not let your immigration status prevent you from applying.
- c0mpute 14y agoA very valid question.How about those on H4? As some might know the H1 for this year has been used up (unlike in the past 4-5 years), will YC still be ok accepting ideas/startups that cannot be on h1? Some clarity on this front will be very helpful for immigrants :)
- anatoli 14y agoUnless I'm mistaken, H1B is not the visa that YC founders would use anyway. Even if you have an H1B visa, you would still have to re-apply for the appropriate visa.
- c0mpute 14y agoHey, thanks for the response. I am not very sure there is another visa that might work well, unless the founders are from Canada/Australia (maybe even Europe not sure). Rest of the founders might still have to be on H1 if my research is right.
- federicoweber 14y agoThis is interesting for me also. I'm an Italian citizen and I would like to apply and relocate to the Bay Area. But I need to figure out the entire visa thing, and how to make it work for starting company.
- mukaiji 14y agoPlease look into the B category first (both b1 & B2), for the 3 months period. After YC, if you get funding, as a founder you should look at the E visa category. I believe E2 visa is the one for founders with secured funding that can realistically create 10 american jobs in the long run.
- federicoweber 14y agoThanks, I will dig into it.