Yuchen Jin, a computer scientist and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at the AI startup Hyperbolic Labs recently faced a surprising rejection of his US green card application by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Yuchen said that the agency claimed that his work did not have “impact beyond that of Apple, Inc..” But he added said that “he never worked at Apple”.
He wrote, “USCIS just denied my US green card application. Claiming my work lacks impact “beyond that of Apple, Inc.” — even though they acknowledge that I am the Apple CTO. WTF? I have NEVER worked at Apple! I got my cs PhD, cofounded an AI startup, and raised $20M. Yet, after waiting an entire year, I’m rejected with this absurd reasoning. I really hope DOGE, with @elonmusk, @sriramk , and @DavidSacks, can fix the system and accelerate high-skilled immigration. High-skilled immigrants are America’s secret weapon. It should be merit-based — not left to some USCIS officer carelessly reviewing documents and copy-pasting rejection reasons!”
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