Atlas: GEN’s Policy Portal

Year Introduced: 2014 | National-level

The Italia Startup Visa introduced a simplified path to obtain a self-employment visa, for non-EU entrepreneurs who plan to set up an “innovative startup” entreprise in Italy (as defined by Decree-…

Year Introduced: 2019 | National-level

The Innovation and Startup Act contains a variety of measures to help support entrepreneurs and ecosystem actors which can be broadly split into six main categories; access to finance, tax relief,…

Year Introduced: 2015 | 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…

Year Introduced: 2016 | 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…

Year Introduced: 2017 | 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…

Year Introduced: 2018 | 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…

Year Introduced: 2023 | 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, …

Year Introduced: 2017 | 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…