Sophie Alcorn Podcast

In this week’s Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast, I’ll discuss how to hire people on H-1B. There is a severe shortage of engineers in Silicon Valley right now. Our phone has been ringing off the hook and we've been getting so many email inquiries from CEOs, HR folks, recruiters, and other people who are hiring rapidly. And these scaling technology companies are frustrated and confused because they're not able to fill their companies as quickly as they would like to, especially after receiving a funding round. 

The landscape has changed very quickly for hiring in the last several months. At the beginning of COVID, our conversations were around what if they had to lay somebody off. Now, those have transitioned into how they could hire 100 engineers in the United States within the next 12 months because they don't know where to find qualified people to fill those roles. 

Please share this episode with companies, HR and recruiting professionals, startup founders, international talent, or anyone who can benefit from it. Sign up for the Alcorn monthly newsletter to receive the latest immigration news and issues. Reach out to us if we can help you determine the best immigration options for yourself, your company, your employees or prospective employees, or your family whether in the U.S. or abroad.

• Why companies want to sponsor talent for green cards
• Sponsoring their family members
• Stats from Envoy’s 2021 Immigration Trends Report
• Timeline for green card sponsorship
• General questions you need to ask when hiring
• H-1B transfers and lottery

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!

Envoy’s 2021 Immigration Trends Report

Alcorn Immigration Law:

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• Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast:

• Episode 03: The Different Types of Nonimmigrant Visas
• Episode 30: H-1B Nitty Gritty #1: Transfer, Extensions, Amendments in Tech
• Episode 57: 11 Tips for Companies to Support Valued Humans
• Episode 66: Cap-Exempt H-1Bs with Danielle Goldman
• Episode 69: How to Have 2 Jobs When You’re on an H-1B

• 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.

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In this week’s Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast, I’m chatting with Marc Pavlopoulos, the founder of Syndesus and Path to Canada. 

Syndesus is a professional employer organization (PEO) that employs Canadians remotely in Canada for U.S. tech companies. They handle all the Canadian complexity including payroll, HR, health care, and making stock options work. It's the easiest solution for a US company looking to hire talent. Path to Canada helps people, from anywhere in the world, qualify for immigration, get a job with a Canadian tech company that will sponsor the work visa, and establish life in a new country.

Today's episode is relevant to motivated global professionals and startup founders who want to erase the artificial barrier of political borders covering our globe so that companies can succeed and talent can be in a place so you can focus on your job and be productive.

Please share this episode with companies, HR and recruiting professionals, startup founders, international talent, or anyone who can benefit from it. Sign up for the Alcorn monthly newsletter to receive the latest immigration news and issues. Reach out to us if we can help you determine the best immigration options for yourself, your company, your employees or prospective employees, or your family whether in the U.S. or abroad.

• Why it’s a great option to build up a team in Canada
• How the two countries can work more fluidly in the perfect world
• The huge shortage of jobs in the Silicon Valley
• What is a PEO model?
• Getting permanent residence citizenship in Canada

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!

www.syndesus.com 

https://www.path2canada.ca 

Alcorn Immigration Law:

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• 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

• Path to E-2 visa for citizens of non-treaty countries
• 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.

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In this week’s Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast, Anita Koumriqian, Partner at Alcorn Immigration Law, fills in this week for Sophie Alcorn. She is joined by Lanie Denslow, a cultural competence and business protocol consultant who founded World Wise Intercultural Training & Resources in 2000 to help professionals successfully navigate the cultural differences that emerge in today's complex, fast-moving and global business environment. 

Today, learn about how culture shows up in people’s behavior and how you can build your cultural competence. One of those small cultural things that are easy to create are misunderstandings. You could end up insulting someone without you knowing it, or the other way around.

Cultural competence is about understanding that there are different cultures and that behaviors are influenced by culture, which hopefully leads to a better understanding of other people’s cultures. As a result, you’re able to build better relationships and interaction with other people, whether they're your colleagues or your clients. 

Please share this episode with companies, HR and recruiting professionals, startup founders, international talent, or anyone who can benefit from it. Sign up for the Alcorn monthly newsletter to receive the latest immigration news and issues. Reach out to us if we can help you determine the best immigration options for yourself, your company, your employees or prospective employees, or your family whether in the U.S. or abroad.

• How Lanie discovered her passion for cultural awareness and competence training
• What is cultural competence?
• How culture shows up in people’s behavior
• Examples of cultural differences and how to bridge that gap
• What to do if you insulted someone (or they insulted you)
• How international professionals can build their culture competence
• How the pandemic affected cultural understandings and culture

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!

https://worldwiseonline.net/ 

Working With Americans: How to Build Profitable Business Relationships by Allyson Stewart Allen and Lanie Denslow

Alcorn Immigration Law:

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• Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast:

• Episode 34: J-1 Two-Year Foreign Residency Requirement
• Episode 57: 11 Tips for Companies to Support Valued Humans

• Episode 70: Talent Acquisition for Startups with Katie Lampert

• Path to E-2 visa for citizens of non-treaty countries
• 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.

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EPISODE CREDITS:

If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.

He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.

Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com

In this week’s Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast, we're going to talk about how to enter the United States using the new immigration status for startup founders called International Entrepreneur Parole – what it is, how it works, and what to expect. 

For the first time in decades, the United States actually has a new immigration pathway, which directly supports our community here at Immigration Law for Tech Startups. It's practically a new immigration status in the United States. It’s not a visa nor a green card. It's not citizenship – but it's another type of United States immigration program, specifically, for people who have founded tech companies that are going to scale rapidly and now have this pathway to come here.

Keep in mind this is a novel program so it’s going to be evolving. We will continue to give you updates as we usher people through and as we generate more ideas around its variations and combinations as well as how to make it work in different situations. 

Please share this episode with companies, HR and recruiting professionals, startup founders, international talent, or anyone who can benefit from it. Sign up for the Alcorn monthly newsletter to receive the latest immigration news and issues. Reach out to us if we can help you determine the best immigration options for yourself, your company, your employees or prospective employees, or your family whether in the U.S. or abroad.

• How the program has been used historically and why it exists
• How this program is now beneficial to tech startup founders
• Interesting stats on foreign-born entrepreneurs in the U.S.
• An overview of how the process works
• Duration of stay in the U.S. and renewal
• The Boarding Foil requirement in each port of entry
• Work authorization for spouses

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!

Amy Feldman’s article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyfeldman/2021/06/03/why-the-us-is-losing-immigrant-entrepreneurs-to-other-nations/?sh=3821cc925f0b

Alcorn Immigration Law:

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• Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast:

• Episode 41: Investing in Immigrant Entrepreneurs with VC Carmen Pallafox

• Episode 67: Diplomacy Through Supporting Entrepreneurs with Lilly Wahl-Tuco

• Episode 73: International Entrepreneur Parole is Back!

• 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.

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EPISODE CREDITS:

If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.

He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.

Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com

In this week’s Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast, my partner, Anita Koumriqian, joins our discussion on immigration from a family perspective.

We cover everything you need to know about how it works, if you want to bring family members to the United States, whether you have a green card or citizenship already, or whether you're going to be moving here on some other type of visa. Who can you bring with you? Can they work? How long can they stay? And what do you need to know so that you can take care of your loved ones in the immigration process? 

Please share this episode with companies, HR and recruiting professionals, startup founders, international talent, or anyone who can benefit from it. Sign up for the Alcorn monthly newsletter to receive the latest immigration news and issues. Reach out to us if we can help you determine the best immigration options for yourself, your company, your employees or prospective employees, or your family whether in the U.S. or abroad.

• Who can petition (U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents)
• How the categories are different for parents and spouses versus siblings
• Who are subject to The Visa Bulletin
• How the consular processing works
• Updates on green cards at the consulates with COVID and slow reopening in some places and closure of consulates in India
• Biometrics and medical exams
• H1-B and O-1 visas
• Types of visas that allow spouses to work
• Can students bring their spouses?
• How kids become citizens
• The benefits of a Certificate of Citizenship

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!

Path to Green Card

The Visa Bulletin

Alcorn Immigration Law:

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• Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast:

• Episode 74: Diversity Immigrant Visa Program

• Episode: 36: 7 Ways to Expedite Your Immigration Case 
• Episode 18: Dependent Visas and Work Permits

• 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.

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EPISODE CREDITS:

If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.

He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.

Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com

In this week’s Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast, I’m excited to have Edward Gorbis join me as we discuss some practical mental tips and practices to help you develop an unbreakable mindset geared towards success.

Edward is a performance coach, a startup advisor, a keynote speaker and an author. Born in Ukraine, his family immigrated to the United States (with a little stopover in Israel prior to coming to the U.S.). For most immigrant families, they want their kids to become either a doctor, a lawyer, or an engineer – Edward chose the latter. Once he had reached a level of stability, he realized he wasn’t aligned as an engineer, and so, he transitioned into the coaching world. 

Edward is the founder of Career Meets World, a leadership coaching platform that helps immigrants and first generation professionals thrive in their careers and life. Today, we discuss his immigrant story, his professional journey, some of the pain points immigrants face and how to overcome those hurdles so they could ultimately get into a place where they want to be.

Please share this episode with companies, HR and recruiting professionals, startup founders, international talent, or anyone who can benefit from it. Sign up for the Alcorn monthly newsletter to receive the latest immigration news and issues. Reach out to us if we can help you determine the best immigration options for yourself, your company, your employees or prospective employees, or your family whether in the U.S. or abroad.

• Edward’s immigration story 
• How he transitioned from engineering into performance coaching
• Edward’s identity crisis that led him to ask “who am I?”
• Teaching people how to train their subconscious to get from Point A to Point B
• Why business is not a fight or flight game and where to focus on
• Some tools and processes he uses to help immigrants build their confidence
• Mental practices you can do to start gearing up now and overcome any mental hurdles
• Why mindset work is the key to getting out of suffering and into a beautiful state

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!

• Career Meets World
• Edward Gorbis
• Free e-book, Unbreakable Mindset by Edward Gorbis
• Edward welcomes starting a conversation with you on LinkedIn or Twitter

Alcorn Immigration Law:

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• Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast:

• Episode 41: Investing in Immigrant Entrepreneurs with VC Carmen Pallafox

• Episode 62: Investing in Diversity with Esther Tricoche

• Episode 63: Immigration, Global Mobility, Working from Home, and the Future of Work

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.

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EPISODE CREDITS:

If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.

He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.

Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com

In this week’s Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast, I’ll discuss the latest immigration changes under the Biden administration. In Biden’s first 100 days in office, there have been some meaningful changes in immigration for startups, founders, investors, researchers, highly skilled professionals, students, Dreamers, and families under his administration.

Firstly, the Biden administration has ended some Trump era policies such as the Muslim ban, the banning of the public charge rule, as well as the working visa bans, specifically on H1-B visas, J visas, and L visas. Biden has allowed many of these rules to lapse. Notably, green card processing is back on at U.S. embassies and consulates around the world (which is great news!) 

There have been many changes that will definitely benefit families, asylum seekers and people in removal proceedings. This has been the main focus of the administration. Although not so much on the business side, we are still starting to see positive changes in business immigration as well.

Please share this episode with companies, HR and recruiting professionals, startup founders, international talent, or anyone who can benefit from it. Sign up for the Alcorn monthly newsletter to receive the latest immigration news and issues. Reach out to us if we can help you determine the best immigration options for yourself, your company, your employees or prospective employees, or your family whether in the U.S. or abroad.

• The ending of the Muslim ban
• Ending the public charge rule
• Lifting the ban on working visas such as H1-B visas, J visas, and L visas
• Protection of dreamers and people under the DACA program
• Renewals made easier
• Some areas where Biden has kept Trump era immigration policies and maintained the status quo or only made minimal changes
• Biden's promises that have yet to be realized
• Changes in family immigration as well as business immigration
• How they’re dealing with the immigration issues at the southern border

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!

Alcorn Immigration Law:

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• Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast:

• • Episode 43: What a Biden Victory Means for Immigration
  • Episode 47: 2020 End of Year Immigration Recap
  • Episode 60: H1-B Lottery Planning Part2
  • Episode 33: All About the J-1 Exchange Visa
  • Episode 023: Update on DACA, Trump, H-1B, Rule of Law
• Dear Sophie: Is Unemployment Considered a Public Benefit?
• 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.

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EPISODE CREDITS:

If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.

He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.

Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com

In this week’s Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast, my partner, Anita Koumriqian, is joining us today as we discuss the annual Green Card Lottery called Diversity Visas. 

Under the diversity immigrant visa program, 50,000 green cards are made available each year to people who are born in countries that have lower rates of immigration in the U.S. Similar to the H1-B lottery, it's a pure random online lottery, but anybody can apply for it as long as their country is eligible. 

Diversity green card candidates may apply either while residing outside the U.S. or while residing in the U.S. If you're outside of the U.S., you go through the consular process. And if you're in the United States, you can file the green card with USCIS as an adjustment of status, just like how all other green card applications are.

Please share this episode with companies, HR and recruiting professionals, startup founders, international talent, or anyone who can benefit from it. Sign up for the Alcorn monthly newsletter to receive the latest immigration news and issues. Reach out to us if we can help you determine the best immigration options for yourself, your company, your employees or prospective employees, or your family whether in the U.S. or abroad.

• Examples of countries that don’t qualify for this type of visa
• The crux of the diversity lottery program
• Eligibility requirements for diversity visas
• Application timeline, minimum number of submissions, and zero registration fee
• How to know that you’ve been selected and what to do next
• Applying for green card based on the visa bulletin 
• Can your spouse and/or children come with the applicant?
• The interview process
• Things to look for in an attorney to help you with this process

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!

List of countries eligible for diversity visas

Visa Bulletin

Alcorn Immigration Law:

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• Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast:

• Episode 49: Never Do This in Immigration – Family

• Episode 27: How to Prepare for Visa and Green Card Interview

• Blog: Diversity Green Cards
• 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.

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EPISODE CREDITS:

If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.

He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.

Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com

Are you a startup founder looking to build your business legally in the United States? Or does your spouse happen to be a startup founder and you’re looking to have an opportunity to work legally in the U.S.?

Today, we talk about the return of International Entrepreneur Parole, a new (and old) program that allows international startup founders to live and work legally and build their companies in the United States. 

This is fantastic, incredible news for startup founders around the world. Whether you're in the U.S. or not, whether you've ever had an H1-B, working visa, or student F1 visa or not – it doesn't matter – you can still qualify for this program if you meet the requirements. 

The International Entrepreneur Parole is not a visa. It’s not a green card. The way the law is written is very flexible. They want to support international startup founders to build companies because they know this is a job creation engine for the United States. We all know our economy has hit some bumps in the road with COVID, and so anything we can do to create jobs would be beneficial for this program, our country, and the world. 

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• An overview of the International Entrepreneur Parole
• Why it’s both a new and old program at the same time
• Who qualifies for this program
• Some information you need to provide when you're going through this process
• Can you still get a green card? Is change of status possible?
• Immigration parole vs. immigration visa
• How it compares to an O-1A and and H1-B
• International Entrepreneur Parole FAQs answered

Resources mentioned:

The Extraordinary Ability Bootcamp

https://alcorn-immigration-law.teachable.com/p/extraordinary-ability-bootcamp

Use the promo code ILTS when you sign up and get a 20% discount.

Alcorn Immigration Firm 

https://www.alcorn.law/ 

Get the Immigration Law for Tech Startups eBook.

https://witty-author-184.ck.page/56ccd401fc

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EPISODE CREDITS:

If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.

He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.

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In this week’s Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast, I’ll discuss five work visas specifically for international talent from certain countries: 

• H-1B1 visa for Chileans and Singaporeans in specialty occupations
• E-1 visa for treaty traders
• E-2 visa for treaty investors
• E-3 visa for specialty occupation professionals from Australia

• TN (Treaty National) visa for Canadians and Mexicans

All five of these visas require an employer sponsor and are the result of special trade treaties between the United States and specific countries. To qualify for any of these visas, the candidate must be a citizen of the country specified. Unlike green cards, in which your country of birth matters in determining your place in line for a green card, these visas only require you to be a citizen of the country.

Depending on your citizenship or who you want to hire, these specialized—and rarely used compared to the H-1B, L-1, and O-1—visas offer a relatively quick way to come to or bring international talent to work in the U.S.

Please share this episode with companies, HR and recruiting professionals, startup founders, international talent, or anyone who can benefit from it. Sign up for the Alcorn monthly newsletter to receive the latest immigration news and issues. Reach out to us if we can help you determine the best immigration options for yourself, your company, your employees or prospective employees, or your family whether in the U.S. or abroad.

• The basic requirements for the H-1B1, E-3, TN, E-1, and E-2 work visas
• The pros and cons of each of the work visas, including whether a spouse can get a work visa or whether you can be self-employed
• Specific examples and additional detail based on our work with clients in getting these visas
• Why most employers eventually try to shift employees from H-1B1, E-3, or TN visas to H-1B visas
• How to qualify for an E-2 visa if you’re a citizen of China, India, or another country that does not have a trade treaty with the United States
• The International Entrepreneur Rule

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!

U.S. Department of State’s list of Treaty Countries whose citizens qualify for E-1 and E-2 visas

List of professions and educational requirements that qualify for a TN visa

Alcorn Immigration Law:

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• 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

• Path to E-2 visa for citizens of non-treaty countries
• 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.

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EPISODE CREDITS:

If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.

He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.

Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com