In this week’s Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast, I’ll discuss the immigration pitfalls that every startup founder should avoid. 

 

If you are international or if you need to hire early-stage employees at your company who are from around the world, it is essential to be careful and strategic with your actions to ensure everybody critical to your company can live and work in the United States, at least in the short term, although many people also want to be able to stay in the United States long-term. 

 

Those are two different sets of parameters you need to consider so you can optimize this task and use the opportunity to take charge of your immigration and support the immigration needs of your highly valued early-stage team members. 

 

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In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• Canadians doing PERM by themselves
• Talking to your legal team about the process
• Getting clear on what timeline applies to you
• Your startup structure and specific visa requirements
• Need for a strategic plan based on your goals and options
• The risks of doing unauthorized work on visitor status.

 

Don’t miss my upcoming conversations with top Silicon Valley venture capitalists, startup founders, professors, futurists, and thought leaders on Immigration Law for Tech Startups. Subscribe to this podcast here or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or whatever your favorite platform is. As always, we welcome your rating and review of this podcast. We appreciate your feedback!

Resources:

 

Alcorn Immigration Law:

• Subscribe to the monthly Alcorn newsletter

 

• Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast:

• Episode 16: E-2 Visa for Founders and Employees

• Episode 19: Australian Visas Including E-3

• Episode 20: TN Visas and Status for Canadian and Mexican Citizens

 

• Episode 21: Intracompany Transfers – L-1 Visas and EB-1C Green Cards for Multinational Managers, Executives, and People with Specialized Knowledge
• Episode 97: How to Build an Immigration Program with Erin Teter and Lydia Buurma 
• Episode 57: 11 Tips for Companies to Support Valued Humans 

• Immigration Options for Talent, Investors, and Founders
• Immigration Law for Tech Startups eBook
• Extraordinary Ability Bootcamp course for best practices for securing the O-1A visa, EB-1A green card, or the EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) green card—the top options for startup founders. Use promotion code ILTS for 20% off the enrollment fee.