In this episode of Immigration Law for Tech Startups, I discuss the immigration-related due diligence process for startups. It’s very important for international founders, international tech talent, and investors to know about devising immigration strategies for founders and top talent and ongoing compliance with immigration laws. During the due diligence process, potential investors investigate…
In this episode of Immigration Law for Tech Startups, I’m thrilled to be joined by my trusted colleague and longtime friend Lindsey Mignano, founding partner of Smith Shapourian Mignano, a corporate law firm based in San Francisco that focuses on startups. We often assist each other’s startup clients with corporate structuring and immigration matters. …
In this episode of Immigration Law for Tech Startups, I proudly unveil the details of Alcorn Immigration Law’s new Extraordinary Ability Bootcamp, an online course. In my previous “Extraordinary Ability Bootcamp” podcast episode, I discussed the O-1A nonimmigrant visa for extraordinary ability, the EB-1A extraordinary ability green card, and the EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver…
Last November, we pointed out that the Obama administration was finally making plans to implement the “startup visa” that was announced in the President’s 2014 speech that touched on immigration reform. A source close to the White House indicated that tomorrow the startup visa regulations might actually be announced. On August 1st, the Office of Management and…
Join me in sharing our individual and family stories about immigrating to the U.S. this Thursday evening, June 16, at Deutsche Bank Labs in Palo Alto. As a Silicon Valley immigration lawyer, I treasure the amazing stories of triumph I hear from my clients. This event is one in a series of gatherings and conversations…