Startup Visa Act To Be Reintroduced.
Today, January 30 2013, Senators Mark Udall and Jeff Flake announced that they will reintroduce the Startup Visa Act. It has NOT been reintroduced yet, it is an announcement only[…]
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Canada Will Implement Startup Visa from April 2013
There is not much that can make me envious these days. Perhaps because I am older and wiser. However, I find myself very envious of Canada’s new Startup Visa laws[…]
Entrepreneur in Residence Update from USCIS
Today, December 12, 2012, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) finally provided an update to the much talked about Entrepreneur in Residence program. Like many others, I too[…]
Why We Need Start-Up Visa Laws for Immigrant Entrepreneurs
The below article was originally published on Watson Immigration Law Blog on December 5th. The article drew attention from Yahoo! News, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Boston Globe, International Business Times, San Jose Mercury News,[…]
Why We need Startup Visa laws for Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Why We need Startup Visa laws for Immigrant Entrepreneurs – Tahmina Watson, immigration attorney With the recent election, America’s voters have placed renewed trust in President Obama, and immigration remains[…]
EB5 Visa Update
Today, December 3rd, 2012, USCIS Director Mayorkas announced at a Stakeholder meeting that a new EB5 program office will be created and housed in Washington DC. It is hoped that[…]
EB5 extension passes through Congress
Yesterday, S.3245 passed to extend 4 immigration programs: EB5, Special Immigrant Non-Immigrant Program, Conrad State 30 J-visa waiver program and the e-verify program. The bill is now pending signature from[…]
Tahmina mentioned in Silicon Valley MercuryNews.com
The recent Seattle Times article on the Start-Up Act 2.0 was reprinted in Silicon Valley Mercurynews.com. The article discusses visas (or lack thereof) for immigrant entrepreneurs and the Start-Up Act[…]
Tahmina quoted in The Seattle Times re. Start-Up Act 2.0
As an advocate and supporter of the Start-Up Act 2.0, I was honored to have had the opportunity to share my views with the Seattle Times. Here is a link[…]
EB5 regional center investor visa program to be extended for 3 years
On August 2, 2012, the Senate passed S. 3245 with unanimous consent. The bill was amended to provide a 3-year extension of the EB5 regional center program. The bill sought[…]