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Hi Peter, thanks for doing this.

What would be the best visa for a PhD holder (got PhD from a US institution) living in US who wants to start a startup? The person is currently in H-1B with an employer and his green card under EB2-NIW is under process.



Either the O-1 or the IEPP (or an E-2 if he or she is from a country with a treaty of commerce and trade with the US). Also, an H-1B could work but really only where there are other founders such that this person's ownership interest would be less than 50% and no higher than any other founder/owner.




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