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[…]
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[…]
Update on Start-Up Act 2.0
Senator Moran posted the below text in his newsletter today. Watson Immigration Law applauds all the efforts he is making to push forward this essential bill. We will continue[…]
Immigration in 2011- That’s a wrap! Immigration hopes for 2012?
As we say good-bye to 2011, what have been the highlights in immigration law? Well, not a lot of good news. Alabama and some other parts of the country have[…]
WSJ discusses my favorite subject- The Start Up Act
The Wall Street Journal posted an article today about the various Start Up Acts pending in congress that will allow entrepreneurs to receive immigration benefits. This is a great summary[…]
A great article on the proposed Start-Up Act.
The below article (copied) was published in Entrepreneur magazine authored by Professor Scott Shane. As a proponent of the Start-Up Act, I wholly agree with Professor Shane’s arguments for editing the bill[…]
USCIS Announces “Entrepreneurs in Residence” Initiative
The USCIS posted the below announcement this morning. While I welcome any efforts made to assist entrepreneurs receive work-visas and residence in the US, I am not convinced that these[…]
A new way to attract tech talents to the U. S.
This article is copied from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette dated February 25, 2011. By Erich Schwartzel, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette With more foreign-born students now returning to booming economies in countries such as[…]