| I feel that a lot of comments from US folks here are a bit hypocritical: > It makes no difference if you have a great idea, or even your own funding Most european countries (most countries in the world, actually) have some kind of entrepreneur/investor visa, but most importantly: You might be able to start a company in the US while officially traveling for tourism/business, but that's actually a flaw and not an advantage: If you're lucky you might be able to regularise your position, but you might just get denied entry back in the US the next time that you'll travel. Good luck running your business in the US, then. If you want to move to the US and start your own business, something like the O-1 visa won't cut it, since unlike any European work visa, it won't give you a path to permanent residency. You want the EB-1, EB-2 or EB-5 visas. The first 2 are much harder to obtain (even if you got a O-1), and the EB-5 is not open to all nationalities. Finally, you'll need way more than 100.000$ (probably at least 500.000$) to be able to be approved for an EB-5. US requirements are steep, and even if you have a great idea and funding that's probably not going to be enough. Getting to work for an established local company, owned by natives, is the most straightforward way to get a work visa. That's true in the US just like in most other rich countries (but obviously it requires finding a company willing to sponsor you, like a FAAMG, but those have a famously selective interview process. And on top of that you have H1-B caps.) |