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UK gets startup visa - easier immigration for founders with small investments.

6 pointsby pmoehringabout 14 years ago
The UK home office announced today that it will be much easier to immigrate to the UK as an entrepreneurs Early stage funding qualifies at a rate of 200K (as before), but funding from accelerators and 'reputable' investment funds lowers that amount to 50.000.<p>The biggest news is probably that "exceptional talent" can be sponsored to come before they received funding, and they can build their business for more than 3 years (with a possible 2 year extension) to qualify for settlement.

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marcamillionabout 14 years ago
This should bode well for the startup visa debate about to start in Washington, D.C.