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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He applied for asylum while he was here legally in 2022. He was granted a work permit a month after his visa ran out. That doesn’t sound like he overstayed his visa. He overstayed his visa in 2025, and Trump admin had not picked him up. [/quote]

You’re flat out wrong. WSJ and NyT said he overstayed his tourist visa in 2023 when it expired after his 2022 arrival.  [/quote]

Democrat here and I’m fine with kicking out people who overstay their visas. But let’s start with Elon. [/quote]

Musk says he was allowed to legally work in the U.S. during that period. "I was on a J-1 visa that transitioned to an H1-B," he said on his social media platform X.

Let’s stop prosecuting people in the media.

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You clearly know nothing about immigration law and very little about Musk. Musk did transition to a work visa, but only after committing visa fraud (entering the country on a student visa and not attending a university) and working illegally for two years until he fixed his status.

Fact:  In 1995, Musk enrolled in Stanford University's graduate program in applied physics. He dropped out after two days. When you enter the country on a student visa and then don't actually attend or attend less than full-time (without an approved excuse like a medical condition), you are in violation of US immigration law. (Citation: 8 CFR § 214.2(f)(5)(i) for F-1 visas and 8 CFR § 214.2(j)(1)(ii) for J-1 visas.)

Fact: Musk and his brother co-founded Zip2 in 1995 shortly after Musk left Stanford. Unauthorized employment (work without visa approval) violates F-1 or J-1 visa conditions. If Musk worked on Zip2 without securing alternative work authorization (e.g., H-1B visa), he would have been out of compliance with US immigration law. Reports suggest he worked on Zip2 in 1995–1997 without clear documentation of legal work authorization, as investors later helped secure his status around 1997. His brother Kimbal described their status during that time as a “gray area."

Fact: Musk did not receive his US citizenship until 2002.

, citing a desire to pursue entrepreneurial ventures (starting Zip2).
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