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In this episode of Immigration Law for Tech Startups, I’m absolutely thrilled to be joined by Danielle Goldman, executive director of Open Avenues Foundation.
Open Avenues Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that Danielle co-founded in 2018 with her father, Jeff Goldman, a business immigration attorney. Open Avenues creates a path for international talent to contribute to the innovation economy in the United States and educate the future STEM workforce on a cap-exempt H-1B.
Under its Global Talent Fellowship program, Open Avenues hires international professionals to teach university students in the U.S.under a cap-exempt H-1B, which allows companies to sponsor these international professionals for a concurrent H-1B thereby avoiding the timing restrictions and randomness of the annual H-1B lottery. Listen to find out how to apply to this fellowship, whether you’re an international professional or a company looking to sponsor an individual for an H-1B, and how to reach Danielle to discuss options.
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In this episode, you’ll hear about:
- How Open Avenues Foundation’s program works and how international talent, the companies who want to hire or retain them, and university students all benefit
- Global International Entrepreneur-in-Residence programs and why they are difficult to scale
- The four organization types that are exempt from the once-a-year H-1B lottery
- Concurrent H-1Bs
- What professional and educational backgrounds Open Avenues Foundation looks for in international talent it accepts into its H-1B fellowship program
- Danielle’s wish list for policy changes she would like to see in the H-B visa program
And don’t miss my upcoming conversations with other top technology thought leaders, venture capitalists, startup founders, professors, and futurists on Immigration Law for Tech Startups. Subscribe to this podcast here or on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or whatever your favorite platform is. We welcome your rating and review!
Resources:
Open Avenues Foundation’s Global Talent Fellowship
McKinsey & Co.’s May 2020 report, Diversity wins: How inclusion matters
Alcorn Immigration Law publications and courses:
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- Subscribe to the Alcorn Immigration Law Newsletter
- All About H-1Bs
- Immigration Options Chart
- Immigration Law for Tech Startups eBook
- Extraordinary Ability Bootcamp course for best practices for securing the O-1A visa, EB-1A green card, or the EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) green card—the top options for startup founders. Use promotion code ILTS for 20% off the enrollment fee.
