In this week’s Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast, I’ll dive back in and give you a refresher on extraordinary ability visas. We're talking about O-1A's for people who are coming temporarily to the U.S. as well as EB-1A green cards. These are the ones that you can self-petition by being a leader in your field in a country outside of the U.S. 

 

I also talk briefly about the LIKE Act, a bill for a startup visa, which is a very exciting program I’m grateful to be a part of. It's not a law yet. But this is a major real step forward. And I contributed some of the changes to its passage such as the removal of the numerical limitations. So if you're going to get a green card through this new program, you do not have to wait in any sort of line based on your country of birth. You just immediately apply for the phase two adjustment of status or an immigrant visa. There's no additional backlog and you will not have to look at the visa bulletin. 

 

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In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• The LIKE Act for startup visas
• The increase in demand for tech talent in the U.S.
• No quota and lottery for the O-1A visa
• What you get from the Extraordinary Ability Bootcamp
• Things to take note of regarding O-1 visas and EB-1A green card

 

Don’t miss my upcoming conversations with top Silicon Valley venture capitalists, startup founders, professors, futurists, and thought leaders on Immigration Law for Tech Startups. Subscribe to this podcast here or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or whatever your favorite platform is. As always, we welcome your rating and review of this podcast. We appreciate your feedback!

Resources:

Alcorn Immigration Law:

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• Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast:

• Episode 066: Cap-Exempt H-1Bs with Danielle Goldman

• Episode 081: The Engineers I’m Recruiting Want H-1B Transfers and Green Cards… What Do I Do?

• Episode 69: How to Have 2 Jobs When You’re on an H-1B

 

• Immigration Options for Talent, Investors, and Founders
• Immigration Law for Tech Startups eBook
• Extraordinary Ability Bootcamp course for best practices for securing the O-1A visa, EB-1A green card, or the EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) green card—the top options for startup founders. Use promotion code ILTS for 20% off the enrollment fee.