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Requirements for the E-2 Visa: Common Issues and Grounds for Denial

October 28, 2021

Requirements for the E-2 Visa: Common Issues and Grounds for Denial

The application of the requirement for a "substantial" investment can vary widely between consular officers and United States Immigration Service (USCIS) immigration officers. The regulations do not impose a minimum investment, but it is important to note that the amount of the investment must be...

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Planning to Expand your Business to the U.S.?

March 22, 2018

Planning to Expand your Business to the U.S.?

You have grown your business in your home country and have found the challenge of expanding abroad to be quite tempting. Perhaps you visited the U.S. on a tourist visa and realized that your business would do well in its vast and diverse market? Otherwise, you might potentially already have ...

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E-2 Visa Qualifications for Dual Nationals, and Dual Nationality Seekers

May 2, 2017

E-2 visa qualifications for dual nationals, and dual nationality seekers

E-2 visa qualifications for dual nationals, and dual nationality seekers Do you have European or Japanese citizenship? Do you have $75,000? You may be able to qualify for an E-2 visa. The E-2 visa is a popular investor visa that permits a foreigner to buy or create or invest in business in the United States, and to thereafter reside in the United States and work...

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E2 Employee: What is It?

July 7, 2016

E2 employee: what is it?

The E2 employee visa allows a person who will be in an executive or managerial position and/or who has specific skills to come to the U.S. for the purpose of working for the considered business. This business has to either be owned and run by an E2 investor visa holder or to fulfill the E2 visa requirements. In both cases, you have to hold the same nationality as the majority business owner...

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Work Authorization: Will my Spouse be Allowed to Work?

June 1, 2016

Work authorization: will my spouse be allowed to work?

Very few visas which will allow your spouse to obtain a work authorization. The main category of visas which allow the spouse of the main visa holder to get a work authorization are the investors visas. Whether you are considering an essential employee visa (E2 treaty investor or E1 treaty trader), or an intra-company transferee visa (L1), ...

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EB5: Regional Center or Direct Investment?

April 5, 2016

EB5: Regional Center or Direct Investment?

Two options are available for immigrant investors looking to invest from half a million up to a million dollars in the U.S. in order to receive their green card through an EB5. You can choose to either buy or start your own qualifying business, or invest the funds through the Regional Center (RC) of your choice. There are pros and cons to each option. so the choice depends on your preferences as an investor. With either option...

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Investment Visa (E-2) Through a Franchise

March 4, 2016

Investment visa (E-2) through a Franchise

When we talk about investment visa, people usually think about either buying an existing business, or creating a new one. But there is also an option that is somewhat in between, the franchise. A franchise is the right or license granted by a company to market its products or services in a specific territory.

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E-2 Visa: What Will the Consular Officer be Looking for?

December 7, 2015

The E-2 Visa procedure is consular, which means that the intending E-2 investor will have to defend his or her application with an officer of an US Consulate or Embassy. The file has to be put in a certain order, demonstrate certain points, and be supported by specific documentation. Although the processes for submission of E-2 Visa applications are changing in certain...

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