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Visa Options for Start-Up Founders: An Overview of Options

By Kripa Upadhyay

November 6, 2024

Introduction:

The United States has long been a beacon for immigrants, and the entrepreneurial spirit of immigrants has led the U.S. to be at the forefront of groundbreaking innovations in business, science, education, technology and has fundamentally changed the way people all over the world live our daily lives.

The current immigration system is not without its challenges. The laws we follow today for immigration were written in 1990 – there is, at present, no “Start-Up Visa” for founders of small or emerging companies and the wait times for permanent residency can be decades long depending on your country of birth. We can all agree the system is in dire need of reform, but even with those limitations, there are multiple visa options that foreign entrepreneurs can and should explore to help guide their journey to the U.S.

This guide provides background knowledge on multiple options, but is not meant to be used in the absence of specific legal advice tailored to your specific circumstances.

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