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How to prove to USCIS my startup is building a business of significance?


I am one of the co-founders of a startup working in AI and ML space. We are currently past $1M ARR but are bootstrapped and supported with our revenue (No VC).

I recently decided to go for EB1A green card. I got a "Request for Evidence" and one of the things mentioned was the significance of our startup as our tax returns showed a net loss.

Hoping to get some insights:

How do I educate USCIS to understand the significance outside of the tax returns?

How do I convince them that in tech startup a CTO is a critical role?


  👤 jey Accepted Answer ✓
You're in a pretty obscure edge-case, so I'd say you need to find an immigration lawyer who has experience handling green card cases for startup founders. I know of Peter Roberts who regularly posts here: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=proberts