How did non US citizen founders funded by YC get allowed to work in the US?

Re:How did non US citizen founders funded by YC get allowed ... by kareemm on Friday August 27, 2010 @01:20PM (#1639431)

> You cannot apply for a green card on TN visa

Actually, you can:

http://www.naftatnlawyer.com/applying-for-green-card-tn-st/

> It has to be renewed annually

There's a 3 year TN now:

http://www.naftatnlawyer.com/nafta-tn-blog/2008/10/16/three-...

If you're Canadian, I suggest subscribing to the Grasmick.com newsletter and poking around the site. Lots of good info there.

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Re:How did non US citizen founders funded by YC get allowed ... by dotBen on Friday August 27, 2010 @08:32PM (#1640795)

If you're Canadian, I suggest subscribing to the Grasmick.com newsletter

Not sure if the newsletter is up to date but I noticed that the most recent items on Grasmick.com's News section dates back to 2001!

The world of immigration into the US has really changed quite a bit since 2001, post-9/11 especially. For a start the INS doesn't even exist anymore and was replaced with the DHS.

So if the rest of his information is from this era and pre-DHS then it's pretty much worthless.

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Re:How did non US citizen founders funded by YC get allowed ... by kareemm on Thursday September 09, 2010 @01:11PM (#1676044)

The newsletter is indeed up to date. For example, it's where I learned about the new 3 year TN back when it was approved in Oct 08.

For some silly reason he's basically abandoned the website and what used to be incredibly helpful forums.

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Re:How did non US citizen founders funded by YC get allowed ... by jbarham on Friday August 27, 2010 @01:39PM (#1639484)

Thanks for the info. Things have obviously changed since I had my TN in 2006.

However, looking at the green card application process on the TN it doesn't look like it's any easier than it is on an H1B.

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