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Entrepreneurship in the National Interest: A Review of AAO National Interest Waiver Decisions under Matter of Dhanasar

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Entrepreneurship in the National Interest: A Review of AAO National Interest Waiver Decisions under Matter of Dhanasar By David Wilks, Brooke Ireland, and Stephen Yale-Loehr** In December 2016, the Administrative Appeals Office (“AAO”) of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (“USCIS”) issued Matter of Dhanasar (“Dhanasar”),[1] a precedent decision issuing a new standard for National Read more about Entrepreneurship in the National Interest: A Review of AAO National Interest Waiver Decisions under Matter of Dhanasar[…]

The Fashion App Founder With a Pocket Full of Visas

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SCOTT ROSENBERG BACKCHANNEL 11.22.17 The immigrant entrepreneur’s road to Silicon Valley is paved with visas. And every one tells a tale. In the case of Purva Gupta, who is now the 29-year-old founder of Lily, a Palo Alto-based startup that’s building an AI-driven fashion app, the precious US government documents weave a kind of personal epic. In Read more about The Fashion App Founder With a Pocket Full of Visas[…]

Judge Overturns DHS Delay of International Entrepreneur Rule

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  DECEMBER 1, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contacts: Ben Veghte Melissa Cruz Stacey Berkowitz NVCA American Immigration Council Mayer Brown 202-864-5923 202-507-7518 212-506-2636 bveghte@nvca.org mcruz@immcouncil.org sberkowitz@mayerbrown.com   Judge Overturns DHS Delay of International Entrepreneur Rule   WASHINGTON, DC – Foreign entrepreneurs who want to build innovative companies in the U.S. received good news today when United States Read more about Judge Overturns DHS Delay of International Entrepreneur Rule[…]

Immigrant entrepreneur Michelle Zatlyn, a cofounder of Cloudflare, at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015. (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch)

A Guide for Future Immigrant Entrepreneurs

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Stuart Anderson, CONTRIBUTOR After the Trump administration announced it would rescind the International Entrepreneur rule, it left one less option for foreign nationals who wish to start a business in the United States. Although a judge has rebuked the administration for delaying the entrepreneur rule – ironically at the same time the White House sent out a press release announcing Read more about A Guide for Future Immigrant Entrepreneurs[…]

Lawsuit Challenges Postponement of the International Entrepreneur Rule

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Entrepreneurs, start-up companies and a trade association joined together to oppose the postponement of the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER). This rule, with an effective date of July 17, 2017, would have permitted foreign entrepreneurs to travel to or stay in the United States to  grow new businesses. Less than a week before the IER was Read more about Lawsuit Challenges Postponement of the International Entrepreneur Rule[…]

Whatever Trump Decides On DACA, These Young Immigrants Will Find A Way To Keep Innovating

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One year ago, Alvaro Morales quit his office job to start something that had never existed before: a creative project that reunites immigrants with their homeland and distant family via virtual reality. Morales works with co-founder Frisly Soberanis to record 360-degree videos in countries like Guatemala and El Salvador, then deliver virtual postcards to people Read more about Whatever Trump Decides On DACA, These Young Immigrants Will Find A Way To Keep Innovating[…]

International Entrepreneur Rule: Delay of Effective Date

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DHS Docket No. USCIS–2015–0006 The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the American Immigration Council (Immigration Council) respectfully submit the following comments in response to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notice, “International Entrepreneur Rule: Delay of Effective Date,” published in the Federal Register on July 11, 2017.1 Established in 1946, AILA is a voluntary Read more about International Entrepreneur Rule: Delay of Effective Date[…]