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SUMMARY:Founders' Hub Masterclass Series: Immigration Issues
DESCRIPTION:Immigration Issues:  Visa Pathways\, Corporate Structure & Navigating Current U.S. PolicyU.S. immigration is one of the most misunderstood parts of the founder journey - and one of the most consequential.The wrong visa choice can limit where you can work\, who you can hire\, and how quickly you can operate. How you structure your company has a direct impact on your immigration options. And right now\, U.S. immigration policy is actively changing - with implications that European founders need to understand before they arrive\, not after.This Founders' Hub Masterclass session is a clear\, practical guide to navigating U.S. immigration as a founder - covering the pathways that actually work\, the mistakes that cost people months\, and the strategic decisions that give you the most flexibility.\nTopics Covered\nVisa Categories for Founders An honest overview of the visa pathways most relevant to European founders and their key hires\, including what each category actually requires in practice.\nHow Your Corporate Structure Affects Immigration The relationship between entity type\, ownership stakes\, and visa eligibility and why the structure you choose for tax or fundraising reasons may have immigration consequences you didn't anticipate.\nWhat's Changing in U.S. Immigration Policy The current policy environment and what it means for European founders planning their move or their team's relocation.\nCommon Pitfalls to Avoid The immigration mistakes that startups make most often and how to avoid them before they become expensive problems.\nStrategic Recommendations for Startup Founders How to sequence your immigration decisions alongside your business and fundraising milestones for maximum flexibility.\n\nSpeakerPetra Tang\nPartner\, BAL (Berry Appleman & Leiden) | Immigration Law for Startups & Global Talent\nRegistration & PricingThis Masterclass is part of the GABA Founders' Hub Masterclass Series   practical\, focused sessions delivered by experienced practitioners\, not theorists.Participants may register per session or for the full course. \nIf you are interested in becoming a Founders' Hub Member\, please reach out to foundershub@gaba-network.org.GABA Registration and Refund Policy
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body aria-disabled="false"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38\; margin-top: 12pt\; margin-bottom: 12pt\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Immigration Issues: &nbsp\;Visa Pathways\, Corporate Structure &amp\; Navigating Current U.S. Policy</strong></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38\; margin-top: 12pt\; margin-bottom: 12pt\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 400\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">U.S. immigration is one of the most misunderstood parts of the founder journey - and one of the most consequential.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38\; margin-top: 12pt\; margin-bottom: 12pt\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 400\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">The wrong visa choice can limit where you can work\, who you can hire\, and how quickly you can operate. How you structure your company has a direct impact on your immigration options. And right now\, U.S. immigration policy is actively changing - with implications that European founders need to understand before they arrive\, not after.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38\; margin-top: 12pt\; margin-bottom: 12pt\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 400\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">This&nbsp\;</span></span><a fr-original-style="" href="https://gaba-network.org/norcal/programs/founders-hub/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="user-select: auto\;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 400\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Founders&#39\; Hub</strong></span></span></a><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 400\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">&nbsp\;Masterclass session is a clear\, practical guide to navigating U.S. immigration as a founder - covering the pathways that actually work\, the mistakes that cost people months\, and the strategic decisions that give you the most flexibility.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38\; margin-top: 0pt\; margin-bottom: 0pt\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 400\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Topics Covered</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38\; margin-top: 0pt\; margin-bottom: 0pt\;"><br></p><ul fr-original-style="" style="list-style-position: inside\;"><li dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 700\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\; font-size: 18px\;">Visa Categories for Founders</span><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 400\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">&nbsp\;An honest overview of the visa pathways most relevant to European founders and their key hires\, including what each category actually requires in practice.</span></span></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><br></span></p><ul fr-original-style="" style="list-style-position: inside\;"><li dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 700\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">How Your Corporate Structure Affects Immigration</span><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 400\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">&nbsp\;The relationship between entity type\, ownership stakes\, and visa eligibility and why the structure you choose for tax or fundraising reasons may have immigration consequences you didn&#39\;t anticipate.</span></span></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><br></span></p><ul fr-original-style="" style="list-style-position: inside\;"><li dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 700\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">What&#39\;s Changing in U.S. Immigration Policy</span><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 400\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">&nbsp\;The current policy environment and what it means for European founders planning their move or their team&#39\;s relocation.</span></span></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><br></span></p><ul fr-original-style="" style="list-style-position: inside\;"><li dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 700\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Common Pitfalls to Avoid</span><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 400\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">&nbsp\;The immigration mistakes that startups make most often and how to avoid them before they become expensive problems.</span></span></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><br></span></p><ul fr-original-style="" style="list-style-position: inside\;"><li dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 700\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Strategic Recommendations for Startup Founders</span><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 400\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">&nbsp\;How to sequence your immigration decisions alongside your business and fundraising milestones for maximum flexibility.</span></span></li></ul><h4 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38\;margin-top:14pt\;margin-bottom:4pt\;"><br></h4><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><br></p><h4 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38\; margin-top: 14pt\; margin-bottom: 4pt\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><span style="background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 400\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;"><u>Speaker<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/micronetonline/image/upload/v1773163031/tenants/7b361918-9aa6-44b4-a17a-77e9badabcbc/01f12564bcdd4e34a5f5d934865aa169/D8876D02-19D9-4FD3-82F6-4C881E1AEA90-4-5005-c.jpg" style="width: 197px\; display: block\; vertical-align: top\; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px\; text-align: left\; height: 197px\; position: relative\; max-width: 100%\; cursor: pointer\; padding: 0px 1px\;" width="197" height="197" fr-original-style="width: 197px\; display: block\; vertical-align: top\; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px\; text-align: left\; height: 197px\;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"></u></strong></span></span></span></h4><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38\; margin-top: 0pt\; margin-bottom: 0pt\;"><a fr-original-style="text-decoration:none\;" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/petra-tang-6595a210" style="text-decoration: none\; user-select: auto\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(17\, 85\, 204)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 700\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: underline\; text-decoration-skip-ink: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\; font-size: 18px\;">Petra Tang</span></a><br><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 400\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Partner\, BAL (Berry Appleman &amp\; Leiden) | Immigration Law for Startups &amp\; Global Talent</span></span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656\; margin-top: 14pt\; margin-bottom: 4pt\;"><br><span style="font-size: 18px\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 700\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Registration &amp\; Pricing</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656\; margin-top: 12pt\; margin-bottom: 12pt\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 400\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">This Masterclass is part of the&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 700\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">GABA Founders&rsquo\; Hub Masterclass Series</span><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 400\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">&nbsp\;&mdash\; practical\, focused sessions delivered by experienced practitioners\, not theorists.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656\; margin-top: 12pt\; margin-bottom: 12pt\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 400\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Participants may register&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 700\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">per session or for the full course.&nbsp\;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656\; margin-top: 12pt\; margin-bottom: 12pt\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 700\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/micronetonline/image/upload/q_auto\,f_auto\,c_limit\,w_926\,h_534/v1774020761/tenants/7b361918-9aa6-44b4-a17a-77e9badabcbc/a90de7fbcb634eb9818402a46a145b8f/Screenshot-2026-03-20-at-8-27-58-AM.png" width="502" style="width: 502px\; height: 289.879px\; position: relative\; max-width: 100%\; cursor: pointer\; padding: 0px 1px\;" height="289.879" fr-original-style="width: 502px\; height: 289.879px\;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"></span></span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656\; margin-top: 12pt\; margin-bottom: 12pt\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 700\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">If you are interested in becoming a Founders&#39\; Hub Member\, please reach out to&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(8\, 80\, 159)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 700\; font-style: normal\; font-variant: normal\; text-decoration: none\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">foundershub@gaba-network.org.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><a fr-original-style="" href="https://gaba-network.org/norcal/gaba-registration-and-refund-policy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="user-select: auto\; color: inherit\;" target="_blank"><em>GABA Registration and Refund Policy</em></a></span><a fr-original-style="user-select: auto\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 18px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; 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