Entrepreneurs born outside of the United States can now apply for a new category of temporary residency that would allow them to build their startups in the U.S.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is now accepting applications for the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER), an Obama-era policy that allows foreign-born founders to live in the country while growing their startups, provided they meet certain benchmarks for success. The rule is sometimes called a “startup visa” but it is technically a parole period. Only Congress can create new visa categories and paths to citizenship. President Barack Obama created the IER as a workaround when immigration reform died in Congress.
