Startup Immigration

The individuals, who wish to establish their startup business in the US, as well as the U.S. start-up companies that plan to hire a foreign national employee(s), have the following non-immigrant and immigrant visa options to apply or sponsor for their foreign employees:

• H-1B Temporary Visa for Special Occupation
• O-1A/O-1B Temporary Visa for a Foreign Nationals with Extraordinary Ability
• L-1 Temporary Visa (Executive and Manager) and L-1B Visa (Specialized Knowledge) for Intracompany Transferees
• EB-1A Green Card for Individuals with Extraordinary Ability in the Sciences, Arts, Education, Business, or Athletics
• EB-1C or EB-1-1* Green Card for Intracompany Transferee Executive/Manager – only if the US company has been doing business for at least 1 year
• EB-2 National Interest Waiver Green Card for Individuals with an Advanced Degree or with Exceptional Ability in the Sciences, Arts, or Business, whose proposed endeavor will benefit the US.
• PERM based EB-2 and EB-3 Green Card* – only if the US company has been doing business and has sufficient financial ability to pay the proffered wage to the foreign employee.
• TN Visa for Canadian and Mexican Nationals under NAFTA