Law Offices of Grace Anne Glavin, P.A.
(407) 699-1110

1340 Tuskawilla Road Suite 106

1340 Tuskawilla Road
Suite 106
Winter Springs, FL 32708
Phone: (407) 699-1110
Fax: (407) 699-1165

Immigration Special Facts

 

U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW – MATTERS OF INTEREST

Grace Anne Glavin, Attorney
Grace Anne Glavin, P.A.
1340 Tuskawilla Road
Winter Springs, FL 32708
Telephone: (407) 699-1110
Fax (407) 699-1165
Website: graceglavinlaw.com
Email: grace@graceglavinlaw.com

  1. E-2 Visa Requirements

    Treaty Investor Visas (E-2) are non-immigrant visas for nationals of a country with which the United States has a treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation and who wish to go to the United States to develop and direct the operations of a business in which the national has invested or is in the process of investing a substantial amount of capital.

    1. $150,000 to $200,000 recommended minimum invested to acquire at least 50% ownership.

    2. Less than 25% borrowed against the subject business.

    3. At least two (2) U.S. workers employed.

    4. Profit/Income to owner at least $50,000


  2. L-1 Visa Requirements

    A non-immigrant visa used to enter the United States for work for generally three (3) years. L-1 visas are available to employees of an international company with offices in both a home country and the United States, or which intend to open a new office in the United States while maintaining their home country’s interests. The L-1 visa allows such foreign workers to relocate to the corporation’s United States office after having worked abroad for the company for at least one year prior to being granted L-1 status. The U.S. office must be a parent company, child company, or sister company to the foreign company.

    Spouses of L-1 visa holders are allowed to work, without restriction, in the United States, and the L-1 visa may be legally used as a step to Permanent Resident status (Green Card).

  3. E-1 Treaty Trader Visa Requirements This classification is a non-immigrant status to allow an individual to enter temporarily to engage in substantial trade. E-1 visa visitors do not have to maintain a foreign residence.

    Most persons under E-1 are coming to the United States for a trade in services or a trade in technology. They may work individually or work as an employee of a foreign person or company. The trade must be international in scope and principally between the U.S. and the applicant’s home country.

 

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