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Question: on what visa do most non US citizens attend YC? My understating is that a B1/2 would not be compatible with the nature of the work, E1's take around
by thomseddon 13y ago
Question: on what visa do most non US citizens attend YC?
My understating is that a B1/2 would not be compatible with the nature of the work, E1's take around 6 months and require around $100,000 per founder and H1B's are like gold dust (and they also take months and still not sure it would workable)
I have a vested interest in the answer to this, thanks.
- hpagey 13y agoI am curious about this too. Though B1/2 may seem appropriate for YC, I am not sure how they get around the fact that you are not supposed to "work" for any employer.
- thomseddon 13y agoI agree however my suspicion is that it has still been used.
- argonaut 13y agoFrom my very limited interaction with the YC network, it is quite common to use B1/2 visas. Also in some cases YC founders will get O-1 (genius) visas, though I've only seen those happen during or after YC (my guess is that after investment you can then get your big-brand-name investors to vouch for your "genius" as a formality). Right or wrong, as an entrepreneur you should be scrappy and you will need to bend the rules.
- oceanician 13y agoI wonder how many are merely 'consulting' or not even that, just on a 3 month tourist?