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USCIS has announced that it has withdrawn a rule proposing to remove the International Entrepreneur parole program.  First introduced in 2017, the International Entrepreneur parole program will remain an option for foreign entrepreneurs to create and develop start-up entities with a high likelihood for growth.  Under this program, parole authority will be granted on a READ MORE

USCIS has proposed a rule to remove the International Entrepreneur Parole Program (IEP). The proposed rule requests comments, which are due on June 28, 2018 (83 FR 24415, 5/29/18). Earlier this year, a federal judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to rescind its delay of a rule allowing certain foreign entrepreneurs to work READ MORE

On December 14, 2017, USCIS announced that it will begin implementing the previously delayed International Entrepreneur Rule (IER) and has provided instructions for filing for advance parole under the EIR program. However, USCIS also stated that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is in the final stages of drafting a rule to remove the IER. READ MORE

A federal judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to rescind its delay of a rule allowing certain foreign entrepreneurs to work in the US to grow their startup companies. The National Venture Capital Association filed a lawsuit in the US District of Columbia challenging the delay of the International Entrepreneur Program (IEP). It READ MORE

According to the Federal Register, Vol. 82, No. 131, Tuesday, July 11, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is temporarily delaying the effective date of the International Entrepreneur Final Rule (82 FR 5238). During this time, DHS will obtain comments from the public regarding a proposal to rescind the rule pursuant to Executive Order READ MORE