A US immigration visa designed to support employees and entrepreneurial of start-up companies.
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Starting a company in the US as a foreigner
I am a student from Germany, and I want to start a company in the US.
I've given starting it here first and then eventually expanding to the US some serious consideration, however, the chances of ...
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overcoming permission matters founding in another country
This is about starting elsewhere and not in the country one lives in. The reason is that there are countries that appear as a better starting place than the country I live in; livelier, more open ...
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What should I do? Startup is moving to LA from Toronto [closed]
Currently I am the sole developer at the startup that I am working at. We are located in Toronto, things have been great, however, the CEO now wants to move to California. Understandable, the CEO ...
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I'm on H1B that I want to keep, but I'm about to co-found a start-up
I don't want to risk my H1B and current job at all. I currently work at a fortune 500 company and it's a really nice deal.
However, I helped build this great website which will be an automated ...
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Equity equation as 3rd member of a startup
I was working for a startup as a remote contractor for couple of months.
The founders of the startups are non technical and I am the only one technical person into the team.
After working with the ...
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Can I do volunteer work for Non profit Organization while on H1B for other company?
I am currently on H1B visa, I want to do some volunteer work for a non profit organization on my free time and weekends, helping with some web development. I will not get any monetary benefits from ...
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Bringing in partner who is on an H4 Visa
My brother and I started a game company about 5 months ago. We are a general partnership. We recently went to a hackathon and I brought a friend from school as our dedicated game designer. We worked ...
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Can I start a company and sponsor my H1b to work for that company?
I am currently on a student visa (F1) at a community college. About two years ago I was laid off from work. My former employer had filed for my H1B. After the lay off I did a change of status to be in ...
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How can a H1b visa holder be a co-founder with another Green Card holder co-founder?
I am on an H1b Visa working for company A. My Green Card has just been filed.
My friend is a Green Card holder working for company B.
We want to start a start-up business as co-founders. Can anyone ...
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Starting a business from the UK as self employed, with an eventual goal to employ US Citizens and move to the US to work - possible?
I'm currently working on building an online business based around travel and tourism and eventually I'll need to employ people in the US, located in a specific area. The end goal is that I'll be able ...
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EB-2 Visa Amendment: How to apply for the visa for my new startup to be based out of the valley
Has anyone applied for new business visa (EB-2 amendment) to startup in the valley?
Can someone share their experience?
What is the procedure?
Do you need an American citizen as a co-founder?
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Where to post job for early stage startup
We are bootstrapping and offering equity. We're seeking a front end developer.
We posted on startuply.com but are looking for other places. We used one location on craigslist. Anywhere else we should ...
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H1-B entrepreneur
I am on H1 b visa and my employer posted the perm ad for EB2 green card now. I plan to buy an existing business in my area of expertise, and has 1Million loan approved from the bank.I plan to
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Recent changes in entrepreneur / start-up immigrant rules in US
I have read recent changes/updates on entrepreneurs/start-up immigrant visa in US.
http://www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/20110802-napolitano-startup-job-creation-initiatives.shtm
According to this, ...
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Does Very Early stage start-ups hire H1Bs
I was reading through this blog post http://onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/72696/DON-T-start-a-company-yet.aspx and i totally agree and that is what I am trying to do.
Even though I want to start my ...
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How do I apply for a visa to work on my startup in the U.S.?
I am a founder from China. I am looking for a chance to move to the U.S to build up my company, especially California - a great place for IT companies. The Startup Visa (EB-6) is a great bill, but it ...
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When will the Startup Visa be passed?
I know that the Startup Visa is under discussion in congress. But does anyone know when this visa will be passed, or what the process of passing the bill is? I'm looking for this visa.
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In immigration limbo, want to start a startup
I am a legal immigrant (h1b) with lots to technical background (over 10 years) and been craving to start my own startup... I've worked for other startups as consultant before.. and I feel I do have ...
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Would the startup visa be retroactive?
Would the startup visa, in its current state and if approved, be retroactive?
What I mean is, if someone gets enough founding today, would they be able to apply for the visa when it gets approved?
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Do the number of founders matter for the Startup Visa?
Under the current state of the Startup Visa, does the number of founders matter for the Startup Visa? Is the minimum investment still 250k$ if there are two foreign founders?
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Questions for/about StartupVisa.com and Startup Visa Act of 2010
Tuesday 3/8 we're interviewing Eric Ries (#leanstartups) and Shaherose Charania (CEO of Women 2.0) about StartupVisa.com's delegation of VCs/Startups this week to halls of federal power (White House, ...
