Last week, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
launched a new website designed to provide information about
immigration to foreign-born entrepreneurs. The "Entrepreneur
Pathways" site (
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/eir) is an extension of
USCIS's "Entrepreneurs in Residence" initiative,
through which USCIS has been working with a team of business
experts from the private and public sectors to better understand
issues related to entrepreneurs. The site is a welcome resource
that provides a helpful overview of the requirements relative to
some of the most common non-immigrant visas available to
foreign-born entrepreneurs (USCIS indicates that in the
future, the site will also provide information about immigrant
visas), as well as a general description of the application
process. It is important to note, however, that Entrepreneur
Pathways creates no new visa options for entrepreneurs seeking to
start businesses in the United States, nor does it provide
information about all of the options that may be available to
emerging companies and their founders, depending upon the specific
circumstances.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.