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Countries with startup or entrepreneur visa routes

Current entrepreneur and startup pathways by destination with route-specific official evidence.

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29 destinations have a current accepted route in this family.

Accepted items
29
Scope
multi-country legal routes
Last checked
2026-07-15

Source-backed answers

Compare each answer with its unit and checked date; the complete source ledger is below.

Question or countryVerified answerChecked
AustraliaAU entrepreneur_startup2026-07-13
AustriaRed-White-Red Card for start-up founders2026-07-13
Canadaentrepreneur startup2026-07-15
CzechiaCZ entrepreneur_startup2026-07-14
DenmarkStart-up Denmark residence and work permit2026-07-13
FinlandFinland residence permit for a start-up entrepreneur2026-07-14
Franceentrepreneur startup2026-07-15
GermanyDE entrepreneur_startup2026-07-14
IrelandIreland Start-up Entrepreneur Programme (STEP)2026-07-14
ItalyItalia Startup Visa for non-EU innovative startup founders2026-07-14
JapanJapan Startup Visa — foreign entrepreneur preparation route2026-07-14
LatviaLV entrepreneur_startup2026-07-13
LithuaniaStartup Visa Lithuania2026-07-13
LuxembourgResidence permit for job search or business creation after studies2026-07-14
MaltaMalta Startup Residence Programme2026-07-13
NetherlandsNL entrepreneur_startup2026-07-13
New ZealandEntrepreneur Work Visa — business start-up stage2026-07-14
PolandBusiness-activity temporary residence permit for startup founders; no dedicated startup permit2026-07-13
PortugalPT entrepreneur_startup2026-07-13
RomaniaCommercial / business activities2026-07-13
Saudi ArabiaEntrepreneur Residency2026-07-13
SlovakiaBusiness-activity temporary residence for an entrepreneur or startup founder; no separate startup visa asserted2026-07-13
SloveniaStarting a business and obtaining a single residence and work permit2026-07-14
South KoreaKR entrepreneur_startup2026-07-13
SpainES entrepreneur startup2026-07-15
SwedenSE entrepreneur_startup2026-07-13
United Arab EmiratesGolden visa for entrepreneurs2026-07-14
United KingdomInnovator Founder2026-07-15
United StatesUS entrepreneur_startup2026-07-13

How to read this report

Select current A/B routes whose route_family is entrepreneur_startup; keep one accepted route per destination and retain its official source locator.

  • A listed route confirms an official pathway exists; it does not establish that a specific applicant qualifies.

Sources

Task547 official source task547-derived-source:a9692880d6a0a59944f0446cimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au · Checked 2026-07-13Red-White-Red Card for start-up founderswww.migration.gv.at · Checked 2026-07-13ca_startup_visaIRCC · Checked 2026-07-15Task547 official source task547-derived-source:ce1c3ff04dc573e817c1ce79ipc.gov.cz · Checked 2026-07-14Start-up Denmark residence and work permitDanish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · Checked 2026-07-13Task547 official source task547-derived-source:7cb0099b8694d9c3f6af9ed2Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) · Checked 2026-07-14Web retrieval exposed the official page content; direct curl is bot-blocked (403), so this remains source-only evidence requiring later independent URL recheck.France-Visas / French government · Checked 2026-07-15Task547 official source task547-derived-source:5d4261ef72e180ff0e2f67f3www.gesetze-im-internet.de · Checked 2026-07-14Task547 official source ie-stepwww.irishimmigration.ie · Checked 2026-07-14Task547 official source task547-derived-source:4f6d79b5948c853dd3f02a6fwww.mimit.gov.it · Checked 2026-07-14Task547 official source task547-derived-source:0b416f222f23c1b71976e306Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI); route examination also names the Immigration Services Agency (ISA) · Checked 2026-07-14Task547 official source lv-liaa-business-guide-startup-visa-2023-07-13www.liaa.gov.lv · Checked 2026-07-13

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