Applications Open for Winter 2008 YC Funding

Re:Applications Open for Winter 2008 YC Funding by elq on Tuesday July 03, 2007 @12:00AM (#32192)

What about co-founders who are H1B's and would face legal consequences for quiting their company?

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Re:Applications Open for Winter 2008 YC Funding by pg on Tuesday July 03, 2007 @02:42AM (#32215)

I honestly don't know. We wouldn't want to do anything that would get someone kicked out of the country. I know some visa problems can be fixed with varying amounts of hassle and money, whereas others are truly hard, and I don't know which category this falls into.

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Re:Applications Open for Winter 2008 YC Funding by gms on Tuesday July 03, 2007 @12:08AM (#32195)

An H1-B doesn't prevent you from switching jobs, no?

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Re:Applications Open for Winter 2008 YC Funding by elq on Tuesday July 03, 2007 @12:19AM (#32199)

it does for my potential co-founder. He's been working here for over 6 years with no GC. apparently you can't renew your H1B after X years, only stay with the same company.

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Re:Applications Open for Winter 2008 YC Funding by gms on Tuesday July 03, 2007 @06:43AM (#32234)

Have you consulted a lawyer about this? Sometimes it can be quite surprising to see the solutions lawyers can cook up (with the appropriate fees of course).

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Re:Applications Open for Winter 2008 YC Funding by juwo on Tuesday July 03, 2007 @08:26AM (#32242)

who says you cant switch jobs on an h1b? maybe your startup can hire him on an L1 business visa. The H1 quota was filled in a single day as I hear.

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Re:Applications Open for Winter 2008 YC Funding by iamyoohoo on Tuesday July 03, 2007 @01:20AM (#32201)

that is correct

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Re:Applications Open for Winter 2008 YC Funding by gms on Tuesday July 03, 2007 @02:12AM (#32210)

Yikes.

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