What is Required to Renew the International Entrepreneur Rule Visa?

The International Entrepreneur Rule is a new immigration category that is available to entrepreneurs who start a business in the U.S. that has a benefit to the U.S.   An entrepreneur can obtain this immigration benefit for an initial period of 2.5 years if they meet certain requirements.   

You can find a summary of the International Entrepreneur Rule requirements here.   

You can find common questions and answers for the International Entrepreneur rule part 1 here.  

You can find common questions and answers for the International Entrepreneur rule part 2 here.  

• The business is still a start-up entity as defined above (created within the last 5 years) 
• The applicant is still well positioned to advance the business
• Continues to own at least 5% 
• Continues to have an active role in the business  
• Entity still has potential for rapid grown and job creation 
• There are a number of ways to satisfy the rapid growth criteria and to show job creation 
• Additional investment or grants ($500,000) during the initial parole period 
• Revenue generation (at least $500,000 with average annualized revenue growth of at least 20 percent during the initial parole period) 
• Job creation – created 5 full-time jobs during the initial parole period. 

Alternate Criteria:

• Demonstrating economic benefit 
• Demonstrating that employees may  be hired soon 
• Press coverage 
• Expert opinion letters