Start-Up Act 2.0 To Be Introduced On May 22, 2012
On May 22, 2012 a new bill called The Start-Up Act 2.0 will be introduced in Congress. It will be built upon the Start-Up Act introduced by Sen. Moran and[…]
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Sen. Moran Advocates for the Start-Up Act
On May 9th, Senator Moran urged the government to implement the Start-Up Act. Here is a video of his speech. Watson Immigration Law applauds the Senator for his on-going efforts[…]
AILA creates cartoon depicting the plight of the immigrant entrepreneur!
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), a powerful voice in the immigration world, created the below cartoon showing why Congress needs to take action for the Start-Up act, for immigrant[…]
White House comments on Entrepreneur in Residence summit
The White House Senior Policy Director, Ms. Felicia Escobar, who attended the Entrepreneur in Residence summit last week in Sillicon Valley writes about the summit in the White House blog[…]
‘Entrepreneur in Residence’ program launches in Sillicon Valley- a brief summary
On February 22, 2012, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) formally launched its new initiative ‘Entrepreneur in Residence’ (EIR). The event was held at Nasa Research Park, Moffet[…]
‘Entrepreneur in Residence’ program launched today in Sillicon Valley
Today, the Entrepreneur in Residence program was officially launched. Read about it here. I will write a full summary soon. Stay tuned! http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/immigration-director-seeks-to-reassure-silicon-valley-on-keeping-foreign-entrepreneurs-in-us/2012/02/22/gIQAFQjwTR_story.html Read our summary here.
Calling all entrepreneurs who want to see a Start-Up visa!
If you are a budding entrepreneur seeking immigration benefits specifically for your business venture, then this might be the year we may see some changes! See our previous posts for[…]
UK announces new ‘entrepreneur visa’
Since the UK is my home-country, I can’t help but see what the immigration map is looking like (from time to time, of course). Throw in any news about visas[…]
DHS outlines improvements for high-skilled immigrants and entrepreneurs
Today, January 31, 2012, President Obama made announcements to address measures for Start-Up America. Following the White House’s announcement, the Department of Homeland Security outlined steps and plans based on[…]
Encouraging news for entrepreneur visas.
The Washington Post published this article that gives me more hope about new immigration options for immigrant entrepreneurs. President Obama made announcements regarding the Start-Up American initiative. I for one am[…]