Invest Visa (Startup Visa) Provisions – Here comes the analysis!
This article is a working document and will be updated as I continue my analysis, discuss with my colleagues and other start-up business owners. Please revisit us to see if[…]
Category: Investment Visa
Startup Visa Provisions under Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill 2013!
The comprehensive immigration reform bill 2013 finally provides the long and anxiously awaited Startup Visa Act provisions. Titled – Investing in New Venture, Entrepreneurial Startups and Technologies, the provisions include[…]
Immigration reform includes- “buy a house- get a US residence visa!”
In all the discussions of immigration reform, I don’t think much mention was made of this provision- the JOLT Act – (Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act. of 2013). Some[…]
Canada launches its very own Startup Visa Act today!
My readers may recall that I revealed what makes me very envious these days- that is the Start-Up Visa Act by Canada. Today is the day the Canadian Start-Up Visa[…]
The Startup Visa Act 2013- My Comments Part 1
The Startup Visa Act of 2013- my comments Part 1 The Text of the above bill was finally published this week having been introduced on January 30 2013. As my[…]
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[…]
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[…]