Requirements for the E-2 Visa: Common Issues and Grounds for Denial
October 28, 2021
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...
Planning to Expand your Business to the U.S.?
March 22, 2018
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...
Read More...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 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...
Read More...E2 Employee: What is It?
July 7, 2016
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...
Read More...Work Authorization: Will my Spouse be Allowed to Work?
June 1, 2016
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...
Read More...EB5: Regional Center or Direct Investment?
April 5, 2016
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 ...
Read More...Investment Visa (E-2) Through a Franchise
March 4, 2016
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...
Read More...Categories: Investor Visas; Temporary Visas
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...
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