This is a well-written story, and one that has been experienced by many people I know, often with less happy ending. Unfortunately, it is more of a general sta

This is a well-written story, and one that has been experienced by many people I know, often with less happy ending. Unfortunately, it is more of a general statement about the problems of the immigration system, rather than providing support for the Startup Visa proposal. The proposal, while a great idea in theory, is mostly useless in practice, since it requires $0.5 million in VC funding up-front - an investment that would be more typical for a company that is already about 1-2 years old.