最长可留美5年 美国外籍创业家签证7月生效

 　　Starting on July 17, foreigners can apply for "parole status" to stay and build fast-growing startups in the US.

　　7月17日起，外籍人士可申请"假释身份"在美停留、创办快速发展的初创公司。

　　Such status is usually granted to individuals who need a visa to work on humanitarian¹ or medical relief, but now it is being given to qualified² entrepreneurs.

　　假释身份通常授予需要签证以从事人道主义或医疗救助工作的个人，不过现在符合规定的企业家也可取得。

　　Called the International Entrepreneurs Rule, the US Citizenship³ and Immigration Services published rules about it in the Federal Register.

　　美国公民及移民服务局日前在《联邦公报》上发布了名为"国际创业家条例"的相关规定。

　　最长可留美5年 美国外籍创业家签证7月生效

　　The new rules indicate entrepreneurs must show that their young companies - no more than five years old - have the potential for "rapid growth" and job creation, by way of government grants of at least $100,000 or funding of at least $250,000 from a qualified investor⁴.

　　新规显示，企业家必须证明其创立不足5年的年轻公司具有"快速发展"和创造就业的潜力，可通过获得至少10万美元的政府补助或符合资质的投资人至少25万美元的投资加以证明。

　　Other requirements include the ability to operate legally in the country, and founders⁵ must own a minimum 10 percent stake of the company at the time of the application.

　　其他的要求还包括在该美国有合法经营的能力，以及创始人在申请时必须拥有公司至少10%的股份。

　　The status lasts for 2.5 years and can be renewed for another 2.5 years. It covers the entrepreneurs, their spouse⁶ and minor⁷, unmarried children.

　　假释身份的有效期为两年半，可延长两年半，覆盖企业家、其配偶和未成年、未婚子女。

1 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

2 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

3 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

4 investor   

n.投资者，投资人

参考例句：

• My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
• The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

5 founders   

n.创始人( founder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty. 他是该大学医学院的创建人之一。 来自辞典例句
• The founders of our religion made this a cornerstone of morality. 我们宗教的创始人把这看作是道德的基石。 来自辞典例句

6 spouse   

n.配偶(指夫或妻)

参考例句：

• Her spouse will come to see her on Sunday.她的丈夫星期天要来看她。
• What is the best way to keep your spouse happy in the marriage?在婚姻中保持配偶幸福的最好方法是什么？

7 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。