UK gets startup visa - easier immigration for founders with small investments.
ukba.homeoffice.gov.ukThe 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. This should bode well for the startup visa debate about to start in Washington, D.C.