Yuchen Jin, a pc scientist and Chief Know-how Officer of the AI startup Hyperbolic Labs, has had his inexperienced card software denied by the US Citizenship and Immigration Companies (USCIS).
Jin, who co-founded Hyperbolic Labs and secured $20 million in funding for the corporate, was stunned to be taught that USCIS cited an absence of adequate impression “past that of Apple, Inc.” of their rejection. The case was additional difficult by an error within the resolution letter, the place the company mistakenly recognized Jin as Apple’s Chief Know-how Officer—a place he has by no means held.
The PhD in laptop science holder took to X (previously Twitter) to share his frustration with the company’s rationale, calling it “careless and inconsistent.” He wrote, “WTF? I’ve NEVER labored at Apple! I received my CS PhD, cofounded an AI startup, and raised USD 20M. But, after ready a whole yr, I’m rejected with this absurd reasoning.”
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US startup CTO appeals to DOGE after USCIS Inexperienced Card rejection
USCIS concluded that his work didn’t meet the “substantial optimistic financial results” and nationwide impression standards required for his inexperienced card class.
Follwoing the rejection, Jin has appealed to the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE), a federal initiative spearheaded by President-elect Donald Trump to reform high-skilled immigration insurance policies. DOGE, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, goals to streamline authorities processes and cut back regulatory obstacles.
“I actually hope DOGE, with @elonmusk,@sriramk, and @DavidSacks, can repair the system and speed up high-skilled immigration.”
“Excessive-skilled immigrants are America’s secret weapon. It ought to be merit-based—not left to some USCIS officer carelessly reviewing paperwork and copy-pasting rejection causes!” he argued.
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When requested on X whether or not he would attraction the choice, Jin replied, “@deedydas instructed me the probabilities for the attraction are slim, and a few individuals mentioned a pending attraction might have an effect on refiled functions, so I made a decision to simply refile. I hope this time the system matches me with a greater officer.”
