Blueseed’s start-up ship to steer past US immigration laws

A Silicon Valley start-up called Blueseed wants to convert a cruise ship into a floating centre for foreign workers who cannot get visas to work in the US. The ship would sit in international waters roughly 12 miles (20 kilometres) off the California coast in order to bring foreign entrepreneurs closer to the technology capital. [...] Read more »

Visa Options For Foreign Entreprenurs In The US – While Keeping An Eye On The Potential Traps And Pitfalls

On paper, there are many attractive options for foreign entrepreneurs to live and work in the US temporarily without investing large sums of money. This blog takes the reader through these options, but will also make one aware about the many traps that may befall him or her on the way to achieving fame and [...] Read more »

Start-up floats a solution to tech industry’s visa problem

Blueseed prototype WASHINGTON – Getting a visa to live and work in the U.S. can be hard, even for highly skilled immigrants and foreign entrepreneurs looking to start businesses. A California start-up company may have found a way to get around those time-consuming, hard-to-get visas. The company is planning to anchor a ship capable of [...] Read more »

U.S. eases visa restrictions to attract foreign entrepreneurs for job growth

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday unveiled several initiatives to ease visa restrictions in order to attract more foreign entrepreneurs to launch start-up companies in the U.S., with an aim to spur job growth and jump-start the economy currently facing difficulties. The initiatives, launched by Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and [...] Read more »