At Rodriguez Figueroa Law we provide thorough and focused attention to a wide variety of business immigration law matters. Whether you are seeking to obtain or extend any US business visa we provide our business clients with personalized service that is structured to achieve the best results in a strategic and expeditious manner.
There is a broad array of business visas available. While certain visas are well-suited to a certain purpose, no visa is universally applicable to all situations. Therefore, a business owner or manager seeking to bolster his workforce through immigration solutions or an intending immigrant looking to come to work in United States must carefully assess his options before taking action. At Rodriguez Figueroa Law, we provide full-service representation for an array of business focused immigration services. Whether you are looking to come to work in the United States or your business owner seeking supplementation of your workforce we can help.
Some of the business visas available are the following:
- The E-1 Visa and E-2 Visa programs provide immigration benefits to entrepreneurs or investors holding citizenship in nations maintaining commerce treaties with the United States.
- The E-1 Trader Visa focuses on entrepreneurs and business owners who engage in substantial trade between the U.S. and their treaty country. The E-2 Investor Visa focuses on individuals making a sizable capital investment in a business located in the United States.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR AN E-1 TREATY TRADER VISA:
- Individuals or companies must have the same nationality as the treaty country.
- Nationals of the treaty country must own at least half of the company.
- There must be substantial trade between the United States and the treaty country.
- The individual is either the principal trader who is coming to the United States to engage in substantial trade, or an executive manager, manager, or employee with special skills essential to the company.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR AN E-2 TREATY INVESTOR VISA:
- Individuals or companies must have the same nationality as the treaty country.
- The individual or company has made or is in the process of making a substantial capital investment (relative to the total value of the company) in a bona fide business enterprise in the United States.
- The individual is either the principal investor who will direct and develop the enterprise, or an executive, supervisor, or employee whose services are essential to the efficient operation of the U.S. company.
WHO QUALIFIES AS AN EMPLOYEE OF A TREATY INVESTOR?
- To qualify, the employee must be the same nationality as the principal alien employer.
- The employee must meet the definition of “employee” under relevant law.
- The employee must engage in the duties of an executive or supervisory character or, if employed in a lesser capacity, possess skills essential to the efficient operation of the business.
- L-1 Visa permits a US company to transfer employees from one of its offices outside of the U.S. into the country. Currently, there are two types of L-1 visas:
- L1-A Visa: for managers and executives; and
- L1-B Visa: for specialized employees.
- O-1 Visa, is for the individual who possesses extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletics, or who has a demonstrated record of extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry and has been recognized nationally or internationally for those achievements.
- H-1B Visa, requires a sponsor to file the petition. The H-1B Visa is available for the individual who works in specialty occupations, services of exceptional merit and ability relating to a Department of Defense cooperative research and development project, or services as a fashion model of distinguished merit or ability.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT VISAS, CONTACT RODRIGUEZ FIGUEROA LAW AT (407) 634-4757 FOR A COMPLIMENTARY CONSULTATION.
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