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Se buscan emprendedores en tecnología
Kris Quadros-Ragar • Mar 14, 2024
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Embarcarse en el emocionante viaje de lanzar una nueva startup tecnológica en los Estados Unidos es una empresa que combina innovación con ambición, y el panorama dinámico del país ofrece un escenario incomparable para que los emprendedores conviertan sus ideas innovadoras en negocios prósperos. Estados Unidos valora mucho su posición entre los líderes tecnológicos del mundo. En una nación impulsada por una búsqueda incesante de avances tecnológicos, el proceso de darle vida a una startup implica navegar a través de una infinidad de oportunidades, desafíos y panoramas regulatorios. Esto es particularmente cierto para los empresarios extranjeros, quienes también deben navegar por el sistema de inmigración además de concentrarse en lanzar sus negocios. Sin embargo, Estados Unidos reconoce el valor de traer innovadores tecnológicos al país y ha creado consideraciones especiales para los inmigrantes con educación en STEM (Ciencia, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas) que buscan desarrollar importantes tecnologías de vanguardia en los Estados Unidos.
Estas consideraciones especiales se aplican a la Exención de Interés Nacional EB-2, una clasificación de visa de inmigrante que conduce a la residencia permanente y, eventualmente, a la ciudadanía en los Estados Unidos. En el centro de cada petición de Exención de Interés Nacional EB-2 hay una propuesta de esfuerzo, y si bien estas propuestas para los Estados Unidos pueden ser sobre casi cualquier cosa, el Servicio de Inmigración debe reconocer una importancia particular para las propuestas que apuntan a desarrollar tecnologías específicas que la administración Biden lo ha identificado como crítico para la competitividad y la seguridad nacional de Estados Unidos.
En particular, estas áreas de tecnologías críticas y emergentes incluyen:
- Computación avanzada
- Materiales de ingeniería avanzada
- Tecnologías avanzadas de motores de turbinas de gas
- Fabricación avanzada
- Gestión avanzada y en red de sensores y firmas
- Tecnologías avanzadas de energía nuclear
- Inteligencia artificial
- Sistemas Autónomos y Robótica
- Biotecnologías
- Tecnologías de comunicación y redes
- Energía dirigida
- Tecnologías financieras
- Interfaces hombre-máquina
- Hipersónicos
- Sensores y sensores en red
- Tecnologías de la información cuántica
- Generación y almacenamiento de energía renovable
- Semiconductores y Microelectrónica
- Tecnologías y sistemas espaciales
Si usted es un emprendedor tecnológico con educación en un campo STEM y busca lanzar una startup en los EE. UU. que desarrolle cualquiera de estas tecnologías, la Exención de Interés Nacional EB-2 podría ser su boleto para la residencia permanente. Ya sea que se sienta atraído por los paisajes icónicos de Silicon Valley o las escenas tecnológicas emergentes en todo el país, ahora es el momento de dejar su huella.
Si está interesado en solicitar una Exención por Interés Nacional para lanzar una startup en los Estados Unidos, programe una cita con uno de nuestros abogados expertos.
Este blog no pretende ser asesoramiento legal y nada aquí debe interpretarse como el establecimiento de una relación abogado-cliente. Programe una consulta con un abogado de inmigración antes de actuar según cualquier información leída aquí.
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