USCIS Issues Guidance Addressing International Entrepreneur Parole

USCIS issued policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address international entrepreneur parole. Guidance is effective immediately and applies prospectively to applications filed on or after 3/10/23. Comments are due by 4/10/23.

History of International Entrepreneur Parole from the Memo

In order to increase and enhance entrepreneurship, innovation, and job creation in the United States, on January 17, 2017, DHS published a final rule introducing the criteria for entrepreneurs who have a central and active role in a start-up U.S. company and who are seeking significant public benefit parole.² On May 29, 2018, DHS issued a proposed rule that would rescind the final rule, but DHS ultimately withdrew that proposed rule on May 11, 2021, signifying its support of the program.³ USCIS is now issuing policy guidance to address international entrepreneur parole and complement the final rule.

Related Resources

• Think Immigration: Let’s Make International Entrepreneur Parole Great (or Even Feasible): An Open Letter to the Biden Administration
• Foreign National Entrepreneurs: Creative Approaches to Developing an Immigration Strategy
• USCIS Final Rule Implementing Automatic Adjustment Provisions of International Entrepreneur Parole Rule
• Practice Pointer: Top Five Suggested Changes to the International Entrepreneur Parole Rule