Recently the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a new initiative, Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR), with the immediate goal of recruiting a small “tactical team” of business experts to work with USCIS staff to help streamline operations and enhance pathways within existing immigration law to help immigrant entrepreneurs start and grow businesses in the United States

This intensive 90-day project is a major priority for USCIS, the Department of Homeland Security, and the White House Startup America initiative.

USCIS just posted the job announcement to recruit external business experts for this tactical team, and applications will be accepted through December 31, 2011.

What is the goal of the USCIS EIR team?

The purpose of this tactical team is to bring business experts in-house to work alongside USCIS staff with the goal of more fully realizing the potential of current immigration law to attract foreign entrepreneurial talent. This means optimizing the range of existing visa categories already used by entrepreneurs to provide a pathway to success that is more clear, consistent, and aligned with business realities.