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Hi, If a startup is incorporated in one of the states from overseas, can founders be eligible for work-visas (I remember reading that an investment of more tha

by aatd86 4y ago

Hi, If a startup is incorporated in one of the states from overseas, can founders be eligible for work-visas (I remember reading that an investment of more than USD500K may allow eligibility for some visas (F1?) but don't know if this is the case for startups, and besides, there were some requirements in terms of jobs creation if I remember well). Thanks.

proberts 4y ago
As a general rule, the U.S. immigration options for founders are the same as the U.S. immigration options for non-founders. The question is what nonimmigrant/temporary work visa would a founder qualify for and this would depend on a variety of factors. The work visas that we typically look at for founders are the O-1, L-1, E-1 and E-2, and H-1B unless the founder is a citizen of a country with its own visa (Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico, and Singapore).