I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA

164 points · proberts · 11 hours ago

I'll be here for the few hours and then again at around 1 pm PST for another few hours. As usual, there are countless possible topics and I'll be guided by whatever you're concerned with. Please remember that I can't provide legal advice on specific cases for obvious liability reasons because I won't have access to all the facts. Please stick to a factual discussion in your questions and comments and I'll try to do the same in my answers. Thanks!

Previous threads we've done: https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=proberts.

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proberts · 3 hours ago
I'm signing off now. I see that there are a number of unanswered questions. I will get to them tomorrow and over the weekend. Thank you everyone. Great questions and comments. I learned a lot.
pain_perdu · 8 hours ago
Hello. I don't have any questions but just wanted to share that I found Peter through one of these threads 9 years ago and his work and advice has been incredibly helpful in ensuring my continued ability to live and work in America through a variety of situations. I highly recommend using his services and listening to his sage advice.

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fertrevino · 8 hours ago
Me and my cofounder are non-US residents and live in Germany. If we get into YC, what would a typical / recommended way to proceed be?

We haven’t established a company in Germany yet, we want to be strategic and make what’s best to succeed.

From what I know we can do the batch with our current tourist visa, so I’d like to know more about the post batch options. Being US based or Germany based is an option for us.

Thanks in advance

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philip1209 · 7 hours ago
It's AMA, so here's something under the category of "anything" . . .

How has AI affected your work as a lawyer, if at all? Do you expect it to change your work or how you bill?

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z1g1 · 7 hours ago
I run a coffee meetup in Buffalo, NY. Around graduation season we get a lot of international students who come and are looking for jobs but are worried about visa issues. What are the resources about what their actual situation is, and how I can help connect them to smaller companies who might not know how to sponsor students?

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