Ask Sophie™: Will I be allowed into the US if my passport expires in 5 months?

Dear Sophie, I founded a startup in Zimbabwe a few years ago. I planned to visit the United States for the first time next month to check out the market and applied for a visitor visa. I’m planning to stay in the U.S. for a couple of months, but I just realized that my passport […]

Ask Sophie™: Is it ok to use a visitor visa while holding an H-1B?

Here’s another edition of “Ask Sophie™,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. “Your questions are vital to the spread of knowledge that allows people all over the world to rise above borders and pursue their dreams,” says Sophie Alcorn, a Silicon Valley immigration attorney. “Whether you’re in people ops, a […]