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The Biden administration announced on May 11, 2021, that it is restoring a never-fully-utilized Obama-era program allowing foreign entrepreneurs to stay in the United States temporarily in order to oversee and grow certain startup businesses. The International Entrepreneur Rule (IER) and the corresponding Parole Program were initially announced at the end of the Obama administration but had not gotten off the ground when the new Trump administration proposed to withdraw the rule.
The rebirth of the program opens new opportunities for foreign entrepreneurs seeking to start new businesses in the United States. The limited number of H-1B visas has made it very difficult for foreign students and entrepreneurs to remain in the United States after completion of their studies. Additionally, foreign participants in U.S. business incubators currently have few viable paths to remain in the United States to grow their startups.
On Burr & Forman's "Immigration Insights" podcast, host Melissa Azallion Kenny provides listeners with updates on the International Entrepreneur Parole Program and the suspension of.
Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies.
“Your questions are vital to the spread of knowledge that allows people all over the world to rise above borders and pursue their dreams,” says Sophie Alcorn, a Silicon Valley immigration attorney. “Whether you’re in people ops, a founder or seeking a job in Silicon Valley, I would love to answer your questions in my next column.”
Dear Sophie,
I’m the founder of an early-stage, two-year-old fintech startup. We really want to move to San Francisco to be near our lead investor.
Trump admin’s fall agenda: Revisits plans to hike H-1B wages and tighten eligibility norms
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This story is from December 12, 2020
Trump admin’s fall agenda: Revisits plans to hike H-1B wages and tighten eligibility norms
Lubna Kably / TNN / Updated: Dec 12, 2020, 15:48 IST
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MUMBAI: With just six weeks left for US President-Elect Joe Biden to step into the White House, the Trump administration continues to move ahead with its immigration plans – which if implemented, would make it challenging to hire H-1B workers owing to significant hikes in wages and narrower eligibility norms.
Despite court judgements setting aside rules covering these issues, which were earlier introduced via a fast-track mode, the Trump administration proposes to follow up and re-introduce them.