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I am from India and we would like to start our operations in US. Are there any other visa options for founders other than H1-B?
by arkj 6y ago
I am from India and we would like to start our operations in US. Are there any other visa options for founders other than H1-B?
- gogopuppygogo 6y agoEB5 program exists if you are well capitalized.
- proberts 6y agoThat's right but the EB5 process is really slow right now. The other options are the O-1 extraordinary ability visa and the L-1 intracompany transferee visa (if you have existing operations in India).
- proberts 6y agoDepending on a variety of factors including whether there are spouses involved who would like to work and whether multiple founders and/or employees will need work authorization, the options are the O-1 and the L-1. (The E-1 and E-2 are unavailable to Indian citizens.) There's also hope that the Biden Administration will revive Obama's International Entrepreneur Rule (or IER). This likely would be the best option for many founders but we'll have to see.
- neha_t 6y agoIf you have an existing company in India, and have been working in it in an executive or managerial position for over an year then look at L1A followed by EB1c. Thats the route I took.