I-941 Application for Entrepreneur Parole
The International Entrepreneur Rule application. A founder with a substantial ownership stake in a recent U.S. start-up that has attracted qualified investment asks for parole into the United States to grow the business. It is parole, not a visa or a status, and it lasts up to 30 months with one possible extension.
- Fee
- $1,200, plus the non-waivable Public Law 119-21 Immigration Parole Fee if approved (billed as $1,020 online when USCIS notifies you of conditional approval)
- Fee waiver
- Not available
- Who files
- Start-up founders with at least a 10 percent stake and a central role in a business less than five years old.
- Where to file
- By mail to the USCIS lockbox named in the instructions.
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Part of these processes
What changed in 2025 and 2026
- Usage has always been low and the added Public Law 119-21 parole fee makes it more expensive. Parole can be terminated at DHS discretion.
Official page. https://www.uscis.gov/i-941. Download the form there, never from a third-party site; check the edition date and fee before filing.