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I'm in the process of EB visa prep and spoke with my lawyer today. They told me that it's a temporary pause for immigrations visas only.

Most likely will be unfrozen in couple of weeks. The real question is about new rules and how much harder it will be to get in.

I have a flashback from 2020. What is the difference today?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24702393

Thank you!

Hey Peter, thank you for doing this!

Is it possible to build a successful o1 case for a founder, who's been digital nomading for years and can't build his case based on achievements from one specific country? Any tips?

For me it comes to an almost philosophical question: do you want to live like an average person in a developed country, or do you want to live better than average in a different place with a cheaper cost of living?

Thank you for the calc though, seems really helpful.

Congrats on your approval. You application example is missing Founders part, and there's a saying that early stages is not about a product idea, but about investing in the right people.

Do you think you got in because of some pre-product traction or because you convinced YC that your team is great (which we can't see from here)?

I thought about moving to Berlin and did some research. Median salary for a Senior Software Engineer is 86k EUR in Berlin according to Glassdoor. You will pay ~48% in taxes (depending on your Tax class), so it will be around 3700 net per month with an avg rent ~1500 EUR. So it's like 2200 EUR left, and you are supposed to have a life (and even make some savings) with that money. I don't know how this is fine to be honest. The only reasonable way to do it is to have this salary when you live in a more cheaper place with a better tax regime.