06/26/2017

Associations Speak Out Over Visa Rule Rollback

Groups say stopping the roll-out would be counterproductive

The International Entrepreneur Rule was to take effect next month, but the Trump administration has delayed implementation, with an interest in rolling it back entirely. Venture capital groups say stopping the roll-out would be counterproductive.

One of the last immigration-related acts of President Barack Obama’s administration made things a little easier for immigrants entering the U.S. to start a company. Currently, no simple path exists for a visa of this nature.

While the International Entrepreneur Rule, a “startup visa”-style rule approved by the Department of Homeland Security mere hours before Obama left office, is supposed to take effect next month, this week President Donald Trump’s administration is reportedly putting the brakes on its implementation, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report.

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