How Can We Attract Foreign Startups To The United States?

The House bill (Competes Act) would create a new immigrant visa category. The “W” visa would particularly benefit three groups of foreign nationals: W-1s, being entrepreneurs with at least a 10 percent ownership interest in a start-up formed within five years of the date of the visa application; W-2s, being essential employees of a start-up; and W-3s, being visas for their spouses and children.