It has been widely reported that Tech companies are struggling to get sufficient visas for their foreign employees and that many companies are moving their offices and labs out of the country to get away from visa issues completely.
Bills to add additional residency options for entrepreneurs have been stuck in Congress.
- "The StartUp Visa Act of 2011"
- "Startup Act 2.0" (Developed by the Kauffman Foundation)
The Triangle Business Journal recently reported that the Government has an increased emphasis on attracting and keeping more foreign born entrepreneurs. See that article: "Government steps up efforts to help foreign-born high tech entrepreneurs".
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas says that increased training on business visa applications is helping to improve the responsiveness by USCIS. USCIS has also created a new website Enrepreneur Pathways to enable foreign entrepreneurs to navigate through the different immigration options.
Fix for a Broken System?
Currently, the visa process for highly skilled foreign nationals that want to work or build a business in the US is badly broken. It is not in the best interests of the US to allow this part of our immigration system to remain coupled with the highly politicized 'migration immigration' issue. Lets hope that the new efforts by USCIS will begin to address the visa problems.
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