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

Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by ashortz26 on Friday April 03, 2020 @03:48PM (#22773313)

One of my two co-founders is Canadian. He has just been "visiting" very frequently, but it's a constant concern. What is the best way to start the process of trying to get him here to the US, legally?

We have already raised some VC money from US-based investors (not sure if that helps at all).

Thanks!

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Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by cgh on Friday April 03, 2020 @05:39PM (#22774188)

This is a good question. I work for a US company and travel down to good old Santa Clara county now and again (in non-pandemic times). I have a TN but it is a massive pain to re-apply when it expires. Is there some other way? I'm only down there for a few days at a time, maybe three or four times a year.

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Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by PopeDotNinja on Friday April 03, 2020 @03:54PM (#22773347)

Does he qualify for a TN visa?

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Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by VintageLight on Saturday April 04, 2020 @03:29AM (#22776806)

You must be an employee for the TN visa. As a founder, he would not qualify.

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Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by proberts on Saturday April 04, 2020 @05:32AM (#22777224)

This is a bit more nuanced. There's no flat prohibition against founders and owners getting TNs.

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