The proposed International Entrepreneur Rule received more than 750 comments during the public comment period, which ended last week. Many pointed out the hurdles foreign entrepreneurs would face qualifying for…
If you have been working at a foreign company, how can you move to the US? If you’re a manager or executive, such as a startup founder, or an employee…
Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown by passing temporary funding legislation at the end of last month that kept the federal government running through Dec. 9. In that legislation, Congress…
When the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced the International Entrepreneur Rule last month, I was excited that highly motivated foreign entrepreneurs finally had another means to remain in Silicon…
U.S. employers and foreign nationals can forego the arduous and lengthy labor certification process if they receive an EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW). An NIW means employers can forego labor…
I took an immigration case in June through my volunteer work with the Mesa Verde Pro Bono Project. I’m thrilled to report that last week an immigration court judge granted…
Trailing spouses are eligible to apply for work authorization under the proposed International Entrepreneur Rule, one of the rule’s major benefits. The proposed International Entrepreneur Rule is currently in a…
Once the International Entrepreneur Rule is officially published in the Federal Register at regulations.gov, a 45-day comment period will kick-off where you are invited to tell USCIS what you think…
The Obama administration proposed a new rule that opens the door for foreign entrepreneurs to create a startup business in the U.S. even if they are ineligible for a visa. What is…
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…