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International Business Pathways

Business pathways for establishing, acquiring or expanding abroad

Every pathway is reviewed through a business lens: investment, ownership, job creation, viability and the exact commercial planning document each country expects.

Countries

Canada Portugal Germany Czechia Serbia Georgia Turkiye France Netherlands Belgium United States United Kingdom Spain Malta Austria Ireland Italy

Canada

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Viamora helps international entrepreneurs and established companies develop commercially credible Canadian ventures through market research, business planning, acquisition analysis, financial forecasting and pre-launch implementation support.

Canada

IMP C11, Significant Benefit Work Permit

For business owners and self-employed applicants who will manage a real Canadian business and generate significant economic, social or cultural benefit.

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Canada

IMP C10, Significant Benefit Work Permit (Exceptional Cases)

For individuals whose work in Canada will produce exceptional economic, social or cultural benefit, covering cases where no more specific LMIA exemption applies.

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Canada

Intra-Company Transfer Work Permit

For executives, senior managers and specialized knowledge employees transferring to a related Canadian entity, with at least one continuous year of qualifying employment abroad.

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Canada

BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration

British Columbia's entrepreneur pathway offers three streams: Base (province-wide), Regional (smaller communities, lower thresholds) and Strategic Projects (eligible foreign corporations expanding to BC).

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Canada

Nova Scotia Nominee Program, Entrepreneur Stream

Nova Scotia's entrepreneur pathway targets experienced business owners and senior managers, with a graduate entrepreneur track for recent Nova Scotia post-secondary graduates.

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Canada

Alberta Advantage Immigration Program, Entrepreneur Streams

Alberta's entrepreneur pathways include four streams: Rural (established communities), Graduate (Alberta post-secondary graduates), Foreign Graduate (international degree holders) and Farm (agricultural businesses).

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Canada

New Brunswick Business Immigration Stream

New Brunswick's business immigration stream uses an Expression of Interest system. Applicants earn points for age, language, education, experience, investment and New Brunswick connections.

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Portugal

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Portugal accepts entrepreneurs and independent professionals who can present credible investment and financing evidence. Viamora prepares the commercial documentation the route expects, without a single prescribed business plan template to lean on.

Portugal

D2 Entrepreneur / Independent Professional Visa

No fixed statutory minimum.

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Germany

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Germany assesses self-employment ventures against regional economic interest, with local authorities weighing the business plan alongside the founder's own experience.

Germany

Residence Permit for Self-employment (Commercial Business)

No fixed statutory amount. Financing must be secured and proportionate to the plan.

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Czechia

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Czechia's route centres on genuine, provable business activity and trade registration rather than a single planning document, with a document-heavy process throughout.

Czechia

Long-term Visa / Residence for Business

No fixed statutory minimum. Ordinary company-law capital and viable financing apply.

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Serbia

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Serbia offers several routes into self-employment, startup and investor activity through one unified government portal, each requiring genuine registered commercial substance.

Serbia

Temporary Residence and Single Permit for Self-employment or Startup

No fixed amount for ordinary self-employment. The minimum subscribed capital for an LLC is RSD 100, unless a special law requires more.

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Georgia

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Georgia combines entrepreneurial residence with a new 2026 right-to-work registration process, and turnover and income thresholds are specific and closely reviewed.

Georgia

Work Residence Permit for Entrepreneur / Self-employed Person

No fixed statutory minimum.

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Turkiye

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Turkiye evaluates company owners and self-employed foreign nationals case by case against current Ministry rules, with employment and compliance assessed alongside capital.

Turkiye

Work Permit for Company Owner / Partner or Self-employed Foreign National

For a company owner or partner, generally at least TRY 500,000 as the foreigner's own capital share, at least TRY 500,000 in total paid-in company capital and at least 20% ownership. Where the foreign partner's capital share is at least USD 100,000, the partner-specific capital, ownership and five-employee criteria do not apply.

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France

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France offers several distinct routes for entrepreneurs and business creators, from the standard liberal profession route to Talent Passport categories for innovative or larger-scale projects.

France

Entrepreneur / Liberal Profession Residence Route

No fixed minimum. The applicant must show the activity is adequately funded.

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France

Talent Passport, Innovative Economic Project

No fixed investment minimum.

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France

Talent Passport, Business Creation

Minimum investment of EUR 30,000 in the business project.

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Netherlands

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The Netherlands scores self-employed applicants on a formal points system, weighing personal experience, business plan quality and economic added value together.

Netherlands

Residence Permit as Self-employed Person

No general fixed minimum. Financing must match the plan, and the official substantial-capital requirement for most business forms is at least €4,500.

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Belgium

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Belgium's professional card is granted regionally, with Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia each applying their own criteria for economic, social or cultural value.

Belgium

Professional Card for Self-employed Foreign Nationals

No single Belgium-wide statutory minimum. In Flanders, an economic-added-value application requires evidence of at least €22,838 in an account held in the applicant's name.

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United States

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The United States offers distinct routes for corporate expansion and treaty investment, each built around different evidence of a genuine, active, non-marginal enterprise.

United States

L-1A New Office

No fixed statutory investment or net-worth minimum. Funding must be sufficient for the specific launch, including premises, equipment, inventory, professional costs, staffing and operating expenses.

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United States

E-2 Treaty Investor

No fixed statutory minimum. The investment must be substantial relative to the cost of buying or establishing the business, and it must be irrevocably committed and exposed to commercial loss.

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United Kingdom

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The United Kingdom's Innovator Founder visa is built entirely around endorsement, requiring an approved body to confirm the business is innovative, viable and scalable.

United Kingdom

Innovator Founder Visa

No fixed statutory minimum, but adequate lawful funding must be available for the plan. The endorsement fee is GBP 1,000, excluding VAT, plus GBP 500 for each mandatory progress meeting, excluding VAT.

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Spain

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Spain's entrepreneur route requires a favourable ENISA report confirming genuine innovation and special economic interest before the application can proceed.

Spain

Entrepreneur Residence Authorization under Entrepreneurs Law

No fixed statutory minimum. The required business capital depends on the project, but funding must be credible, lawful and sufficient for the launch and development described in the business plan.

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Malta

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Malta's startup residence programme is reserved for genuinely innovative, technology-oriented ventures with a real Malta presence, not acquisitions or ordinary SMEs.

Malta

Malta Startup Residence Programme

Minimum paid-up or tangible investment of EUR 25,000, plus EUR 10,000 for each additional co-founder above four, with a maximum of six founders.

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Austria

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Austria combines a formal points test with a business plan review for start-up founders, requiring controlling founder influence and a genuine innovation profile.

Austria

Red-White-Red Card for Start-up Founders

At least €30,000 in startup capital, with at least 50 percent provided as equity. An additional investment of at least €50,000 can provide 10 bonus points but is not mandatory if the applicant already reaches the required score.

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Ireland

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Ireland's Start-up Entrepreneur Programme is reserved for high-potential startups capable of genuine international scale, evaluated by a dedicated committee.

Ireland

Start-up Entrepreneur Programme (STEP)

EUR 50,000 for the first principal, plus EUR 30,000 for each additional non-family principal. Funding must be transferred to an Irish regulated financial institution or business bank account before residence permission is issued.

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Italy

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Italy's startup visa operates under a quota framework and requires technical-committee clearance before the consular stage, making timing and preparation closely linked.

Italy

Italia Startup Visa

At least €50,000 in certified financial resources for the creation and operation of the startup.

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