Foreign national founders building companies in the United States need immigration strategies that account for their unique circumstances — self-employment, equity compensation, multiple roles, fundraising, and the pace of startup growth. Silmi Law provides dedicated immigration advisory for founders, helping them select the right visa pathway, structure their company for immigration purposes, and build toward permanent residence without losing focus on building their business.
Visa Pathways Available
Petition Options Available
Common Founder Pathways
Lifecycle Advisory
We evaluate your company stage, funding history, achievements, and timeline to identify the best current visa and long-term green card pathway.
We advise on how your company structure — ownership, roles, equity — affects your immigration options and how to optimize it for your visa strategy.
We advise on how your company structure — ownership, roles, equity — affects your immigration options and how to optimize it for your visa strategy.
As your company grows and your immigration needs evolve, we provide continuing strategic advice — from early-stage visa through green card and citizenship.
We understand venture funding, accelerators, cap tables, and startup milestones — and how they translate into immigration evidence.
We map out the complete immigration journey from current status through green card — so founders can plan their company and their life with certainty.
Sharif Silmi personally advises every founder client — from initial visa selection through green card strategy.
We advise founders on how to structure their company and roles to maximize immigration options — including employer-employee relationships for H-1B.
We advise founders on immigration strategies for their co-founders and early team members — so immigration doesn’t slow hiring or company growth.
We serve founders throughout New York, San Francisco, Austin, Boston, and nationwide — wherever they’re building.
