{"id":610,"date":"2021-08-02T12:27:13","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T12:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationone.com\/?p=610"},"modified":"2021-09-14T10:13:50","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T09:13:50","slug":"international-entrepreneur-parole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationone.com\/international-entrepreneur-parole\/","title":{"rendered":"International Entrepreneur Parole"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-full-stretch av-section-color-overlay-active avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first   av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-custom  container_wrap fullsize' style='background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(https:\/\/www.immigrationone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/US-BLOG-HEADER_COMP.jpg);background-attachment: scroll; background-position: bottom center;  '  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch'><div class='av-section-color-overlay-wrap'><div class='av-section-color-overlay' style='opacity: 0.2; background-color: #000000; '><\/div><div class='container' style='height:300px'><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-610'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div  style='height:90px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='color:#ffffff; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"color: #ffffff;\">NEWS: UNITED STATES<\/h3>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">International Entrepreneur Parole<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section   container_wrap fullsize' style='background-color: #2393de; 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margin-bottom:0px; '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-610'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-equal-height-column-flextable -flextable' style='margin-top:-25px; margin-bottom:0px; '><div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-8  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-9  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-align-left '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-611 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-611 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/www.immigrationone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/International-Entrepreneur-Parole.jpg\" alt='' title='International Entrepreneur Parole' height=\"200\" width=\"200\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.immigrationone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/International-Entrepreneur-Parole.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.immigrationone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/International-Entrepreneur-Parole-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.immigrationone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/International-Entrepreneur-Parole-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.immigrationone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/International-Entrepreneur-Parole-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_two_third  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  id=\"whatdoyoudo\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The long-awaited program was first announced in November 2014 to fill a gap in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Immigration_to_the_United_States\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. immigration system<\/a> and allow promising foreign entrepreneurs who might not meet the eligibility criteria of existing visa programs to remain in the United States to grow their businesses and make contributions to the U.S. economy.<\/p>\n<p>The program does not provide an immigration status to approved applicants. Rather, qualifying entrepreneurs will receive parole \u2013 a discretionary permission to enter and remain in the United States \u2013 but will not be eligible for permanent residence unless they qualify under another U.S. immigration program.<\/p>\n<p>Qualifying Entrepreneurs<\/p>\n<p>To be eligible for parole under the new rule, a foreign entrepreneur must meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The applicant must have established a U.S. start-up business within five years before the application for parole;<\/li>\n<li>The applicant must hold an ownership interest in the startup of at least 10 percent;<\/li>\n<li>The applicant must play an active and central role in the operations of the business, and not merely be an investor; and<\/li>\n<li>The start-up must have received a capital investment of at least $250,000 from qualified U.S. investors or at least $100,000 in grants or awards from qualifying U.S. federal, state or local government entities. Foreign nationals who only partially satisfy the funding criteria would need to provide additional compelling evidence of the start-up\u2019s substantial potential for rapid growth and job creation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No more than three entrepreneurs may be granted parole per start-up entity.<\/p>\n<p>Duration of Stay in the United States<\/p>\n<p>Approved entrepreneurs are to be paroled into the United States for an initial period of up to 30 months, with authorization to work for the start-up entity only. \u00a0Qualifying dependents are to receive parole for the same period as the principal, and spouses will be eligible to apply for employment authorization.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  style=' margin-top:15px; margin-bottom:15px;'  class='hr hr-custom hr-center hr-icon-no   avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner  inner-border-av-border-fat' style=' width:100%; border-color:#021d49;' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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