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841.
by proberts 4y ago
Putting aside the impact of time outside on the ability to naturalize, from a maintenance of green card standpoint, you can spend more than 6 months outside and keep your green card. The easiest way to do this is to get a reentry permit.
842.
by proberts 4y ago
Engineering.
843.
by proberts 4y ago
EB1A and NIW?
844.
by proberts 4y ago
Without going into the specifics, there are many Australian founders in the U.S. on the E-3 visa but this is problematic/challenging for solo founders.
845.
by proberts 4y ago
1.) Yor activities need to be limited and you can't be compensated in any way but unfortunately this requires a conversation with an immigration attorney to understand clearly what can and can't be done so that no lines are crosse
846.
by proberts 4y ago
Yes but you need to be careful because the line between business development/marketing and work - at least as perceived by CBP officers - can get blurred. I am assuming that the only company here is your company in France, and not in
847.
by proberts 4y ago
We do both as most immigration attorneys do and for those in academia, the NIW green card path is often within easy reach.
848.
by proberts 4y ago
Without knowing all the facts, it sounds like you could go the employer-sponsored green card route.
849.
by proberts 4y ago
1) It depends on the green card path and has nothing to with being in TN status but the default employer-sponsored green card path (PERM/labor certification) is taking 2-3 years right now. 2) It's not a definite no but your demons
850.
by proberts 4y ago
Good luck! Sometimes employer sponsorship for a nonimmigrant work visa or even a green card is an option for DACA recipients.
851.
by proberts 4y ago
Assuming that you are a citizen of a country that doesn't have its own visa, then the only options are the O-1 and E-2 (but the E-2 is only an option if the U.S. company is owned by citizens of the same country as you and there's
852.
by proberts 4y ago
A very interesting question but outside my limited area of expertise.
853.
by proberts 4y ago
There's a visa specific to Mexican (and Canadian) citizens so there often are easy immigration options/solutions for Mexican citizens.
854.
by proberts 4y ago
It is but it will depend on a number of factors including what status you were in when you entered the U.S., when you applied for asylum, and where you are in the asylum process.
855.
by proberts 4y ago
Yes, that's problematic both from a legal standpoint and from a practical standpoint - they will be questioned aggressively if the admitting CBP officer sees that they are carrying a product. But this still could work because the conce
856.
by proberts 4y ago
We do and the L-1 is definitely worth considering. I'm also happy to refer you to other immigration attorneys in your area.
857.
by proberts 4y ago
The short answer is yes but the application would need to be done the right way and you would need to find a U.S. employer willing to take this "risk" (although I really don't see any risk).
858.
by proberts 4y ago
IEP applications are getting approved but only if the investors are willing to share detailed information and documentation about the ownership and operation of their VC firm and their previous investments and understandably many are reluct
859.
by proberts 4y ago
I'm not involved in the hiring aspect so I don't really know but I think the answer to your question is yes. Another strategy is to work for a company abroad (that also has operations in the U.S.) and then after one year of emplo
860.
by proberts 4y ago
You need to link up your approved EB1A I-140 petition with your pending I-485 application by requesting that this approved petition be "interfiled" with your pending I-485 application. At the same time, I would recommend that you
861.
by proberts 4y ago
Somehow convince them that immigration is great for the economy (and I feel for our overall culture and society as well) through the creation of companies and jobs and the application of advanced knowledge and skills.
862.
by proberts 4y ago
It depends on where you are in the green card process. If you are somehow in the last stage, with a pending I-485 application, you do have job flexibility (known as portability). Short of that, the only way to get out of this awful loop is
863.
by proberts 4y ago
I can't comment on how YC would view such an application.
864.
by proberts 4y ago
There are options for you. The TN is complicated for founders (although possible under certain circumstances particularly if there are cofounders). But there are other options for you - that is, for a founder/owner, such as the O-1 a
865.
by proberts 4y ago
US immigration law hasn't caught up with remote employment but the short answer is no and this makes sense since this would allow anyone in the U.S. to circumvent U.S. immigration law simply by setting up an entity outside the U.S. and
866.
by proberts 4y ago
Sorry! I meant well said!
867.
by proberts 4y ago
Well said!
868.
by proberts 4y ago
Yes but your schooling can't be your primary activity; your H-1B employment must be.
869.
by proberts 4y ago
1) It's less about whether the individual is extraordinary and more about whether he or she can check - through evidence - at least 3 of the O-1 boxes. 2) There are no O-1 quotas.
870.
by proberts 4y ago
Those are non-immigration questions because U.S. immigration doesn't apply to people employed outside the U.S. so any compensation structure would be fine from a U.S. immigration perspective. I can't comment on the tax considerat

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