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There are several categories through which entrepreneurs and investors and move to the US on temporary and permanent basis. A few popular options are given below:

E2 VISA

For Entrepreneurs
Given to those applicants who acquire a running business in the US
There’s no set minimum investment requirement but an ideal investment is of around USD100,000/- or more
Successful applicants are allowed to come to the US with dependent family. They can stay there temporarily for the allowed period of time (2 years) and on completion of this period they apply for renewal of the visa. This is a non-immigrant visa which means that it does not lead to green card or permanent residence. However, while staying in the US on this visa, applicants can try other immigration routes for obtaining permanent residence by meeting the requirements of those routes.

Process Time: 02-03 Months

Process:

Register with us
Give us all documents of identity, experience (business of work), family, financial ability, assets etc.
Tell us the choicest type of business you wish to acquire in the US
We do research for such business availability for your purchase
Business options are presented to you
You choose the best business you find and give us go ahead to proceed with next process.
Next process is preparation of official documents regarding intention to purchase the selected business
With the preparation of above business documents, we also prepare your E2 visa application
When all documents and business plan is ready, the application is filed with the concerned office of US authority
The authority processes your application and call for interview at US embassy / consulate in your home country
We prepare you for interview and you attend the interview in person (with family)
At the end of interview a decision is made on the application
If the visa is granted, you travel to the US and acquire the business and start living and doing business
Our services close with the approval of visa, however, if you wish to get more services (such regarding business set up in the US etc.) we can provide that under separate agreement.
If the visa is refused, we look into the reasons of refusal and follow the case with appeal / reapplying as appropriate

EB5 VISA

For Investors
Given to those applicants who investment no less than USD500,000/- in an eligible investment project in the US.
The investment goes into the project for 5-6 years and then is returned to the applicant
Successful applicants are allowed to come to the US with dependent family. They get permanent residence (i.e. Green Card) on arrival which in future matures into citizenship.

Process Time: 1.5-2 Years

Process:

Register with us
Give us all documents of identity, experience (business of work), family, financial ability, assets etc.
We give you details of investment options (location, project name, investment range etc).
You choose the best project you wish to invest in and give us go ahead for next process.
Next process is preparation of official documents regarding intention to make the above investment.
The investment then has to be physically made and we will assist you in this process.
Complete documentation of investment is prepared.
With the preparation of above all documents, we also prepare your EB5 Case Petition.
When all documents and investment plan is ready, the application is filed with the concerned office of US authority
The authority processes your application and if finds it appropriate, they forward the case of US embassy / consulate in applicant’s home country and that embassy / consulate then correspondence with the applicant regarding next steps.
The further next step is submitting any required documents to the embassy / consulate after which the embassy calls for interview.
We prepare you for interview and you attend the interview in person (with family)
At the end of interview a decision is made on the application
If the visa is granted, you travel to the US and collect your green card.
Our services close with the approval of visa, however, if you wish to get more services we can provide that under separate agreement.
If the visa is refused, we look into the reasons of refusal and follow the case with appeal / reapplying as appropriate

L1 VISA

An L-1 visa is for the purpose of work in L-1 status. It is a non-immigrant visa and is valid for a relatively short amount of time, from three month to five years. With extensions, the maximum stay is seven years.

L-1 visas are available to employees of an international company with offices in both the United States and abroad. The visa allows such foreign workers to relocate to the corporation's US office after having worked abroad for the company for at least one continuous year within the previous three prior to admission in the US. The US and non-US employers must be related in one of four ways: parent and subsidiary; branch and headquarters; sister companies owned by a mutual parent; or "affiliates" owned by the same or people in approximately the same percentages.

Spouses of L-1 visa holders are allowed to work without restriction in the US (using an L-2 visa) once EAD is granted, and the L-1 visa may legally be used as a stepping stone to a green card under the doctrine of dual intent.

In 2010, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) approved 74,719 L-1 visas, out of 91,086 applications (a refusal rate of 18%). In contrast, the same document reports a refusal rate of 21% for the H-1B non-immigrant skilled employment visa (117,409 approvals out of 147,937 applicants) and an overall refusal rate of 23% for all non-immigrant visa categories listed (6,275,540 approvals out of 8,142,444 applicants).