Immigration routes for entrepreneurs

Dedicated founder routes are thinner on the ground than commentary suggests. The UK has Innovator Founder (endorsement-based); Ireland has STEP; France has Talent Passport; Germany has §21 self-employment; the US has International Entrepreneur Parole; Canada has Start-Up Visa. Each has genuinely different bars for capital, endorsement, and commercial viability.

By destination

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Innovator Founder visa
Republic of Ireland
- Start-up Entrepreneur Programme (STEP)
- Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP — closed)
Federal Republic of Germany
- Freelance / Self-employment residence permit (§21 AufenthG)
Portuguese Republic
Kingdom of Spain
Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Dutch-American Friendship Treaty (DAFT) entrepreneur
- Startup Visa (Netherlands)
United Arab Emirates
Canada
- Start-Up Visa (Canada)
Commonwealth of Australia
No closely-matching routes indexed yet — see all Commonwealth of Australia routes.
United States of America