Why does the United States allow Immigrant Investors? The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) allows qualified immigrant investors—who will contribute to the economic growth of the United States by investing in U.S. businesses and creating jobs for U.S. workers—to obtain U.S. visas. Understanding the potential benefits (economic and cultural) of accepting immigrants under a special classification,Continue reading “EB-5 Explained: Important Things to Know about the US Immigrant Investor Program”
Category Archives: Business Visas
2019 Updates to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program
In an effort to modernize, USCIS has recently made important changes to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program that go into effect as of November 21, 2019. For interested applicants, these new changes will be important to know before applying. USCIS has made a few major reforms such as: Increasing the required minimum investment amounts asContinue reading “2019 Updates to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program”
E2 Treaty Investor Program in the United States
Each year, USCIS gives out many visas to qualified investors through the E2 Treaty Investor classification. For the right individual, this E2 treaty investor program may be a great opportunity for someone to both expand their businesses into America and obtain US residency. The E2 investor classification is only given to individuals who are nationals/citizensContinue reading “E2 Treaty Investor Program in the United States”
L-1 Visas: U.S. Immigration for Executive or Managers of U.S. Based Companies
As today’s economy becomes more and more global, multinational companies are now sending many of their top-performing employees around the world. This practice of transferring employees overseas is becoming more and more common, so USCIS has adapted to allow this transfer to be more accessible. The L-1 Visa program was specifically designed for multinational companiesContinue reading “L-1 Visas: U.S. Immigration for Executive or Managers of U.S. Based Companies”
The Removal of EB-5 Conditions: Another Step Towards Permanent U.S. Residence
USCIS’ EB-5 investor program is a special path to citizenship that encourages successful businesses to expand to the United States. If you’ve never heard about EB-5 investors and think you might be interested, you should definitely check out past blogs that explain this program in greater detail. For EB-5 investors that have already immigrated andContinue reading “The Removal of EB-5 Conditions: Another Step Towards Permanent U.S. Residence”
