U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the Department of Homeland Security is withdrawing a 2018 notice of proposed rulemaking that sought to remove the International Entrepreneur (IE) program from DHS regulations. As a result, the IE parole program may serve as a viable option for certain foreign entrepreneurs.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is proposing a parole program for entrepreneurs who would provide a “significant public benefit” to the United States. Under the proposed rule, which is in line with the initiatives put in place in President Obama’s November 2014 memorandum on “Modernizing and Streamlining the U.S. Immigrant Visa System for the 21st Century,” and the July 2015 White House report on improving the current immigration system, certain international entrepreneurs would become eligible for parole into the United States in order to start or grow a U.S.-based businesses.
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