Atlas: GEN’s Policy Portal

Atlas is a compendium of public sector policies and programs that serves as a tool for policymakers, advisors and opinion leaders to learn about previously implemented policy models, articulated entrepreneurship strategies and/or designs of public-sector-supported programs.
 
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International Entrepreneur Rule

Year Introduced: | National-level

The IER permits foreign entrepreneurs who meet specific eligibility criteria to apply for discretionary parole from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). To qualify, entrepreneurs must…

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France
La French Tech Visa

Year Introduced: | National-level

The French Tech Visa operates through three distinct pathways within France's Talent Passport framework, each targeting different segments of the tech ecosystem.​French Tech Visa for Employees…

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Canada
Canada's Start-up Visa Program

Year Introduced: | National-level

To be eligible for Canada's Start-up Visa Program, an entrepreneur must meet the following criteria:  A qualifying business: The entrepreneur must have a business that has the potential to…

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Taiwan
Taiwan Entrepreneur Visa

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Taiwan startup ecosystem has been always open to the world. In 2015, the government introduced the specific measure, Taiwan Entrepreneur Visa, to more welcome the innovative…

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Denmark
Start-up Denmark Visa Scheme

Year Introduced: | National-level

Under the scheme, an entrepreneur can be granted a residence and work permit in order to operate an independent company in Denmark. To qualify, they must have an innovative business idea which can…

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Japan
Startup Visa - Fukuoka City

Year Introduced: | City-level

Foreigners who found a business in the Fukuoka zone are eligible.  To apply, foreign entrepreneurs enter the country on a short-term visitor’s visa and make their way to the city’s ‘Startup…

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Malaysia
Malaysia Tech Entrepreneur Programme (Visa Pass)

Year Introduced: | National-level

Malaysia Tech Entrepreneur Programme (MTEP) is for tech founders who want to capture the ASEAN market from Malaysia  via a 1-year stay or a 5-year stay in the country. Malaysia Tech…

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Australia
Global Talent Scheme's Startup Stream

Year Introduced: | National-level

The overall GTES allows established-businesses 20 visas per year that are much more flexible than anything offered by the existing Temporary Skill Shortage Visa (TSS). Hires under the GTS visas do…

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Spain
The New Startup Law

Year Introduced: | National-level

The New Startup Law contains a range of measures to help support entrepreneurs and ecosystem actors which can be broadly split into 3 main categories; tax relief, favourable regulations, …

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New Zealand
Global Impact Visa

Year Introduced: | National-level

Global Impact Visa (GIV) is a three-year open work visa that enables participants in the Edmund Hillary Fellowship to work and live in New Zealand. The visa provides up to 400 individual pioneering…