Startup Visa guidance
for Phoenix applicants.
Licensed RCIC support for founders pursuing permanent residency through the Start-Up Visa Program.
Book Free AssessmentAs of December 2025, the Start-up Visa is not accepting new applications, and no reopening date has been announced. The information below is kept for reference and for applicants already in the queue. Entrepreneurs starting now are usually best served by a provincial entrepreneur stream — see Entrepreneur PNP options → Mahyar will confirm the current status of both during your free assessment.
Why Phoenix applicants choose startup visa.
A fast-growing Southwest metro with an increasing base of healthcare workers and tradespeople exploring Canadian provincial nomination streams.
Phoenix has a smaller but growing base of designated organizations relevant to healthtech and real-estate-adjacent startups — worth an honest early assessment of fit.
The Startup Visa targets permanent residence directly, not a temporary permit — its biggest bottleneck is securing a Letter of Support from a designated Canadian incubator, VC fund, or angel investor group, not local ties. Mahyar Afzali, RCIC, works directly with clients throughout the process — from initial eligibility assessment through submission and follow-through — regardless of where in the US you're based.
Phoenix falls under the Los Angeles consular district; all immigration applications are filed with IRCC directly and are unaffected by consular district boundaries.
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