Introduction of E2 Visa for American Immigrants

# American Immigration # Introduction E2 investor visa allows investors to live and work in the United States to guide and develop their business, and allows employees with executive, management and basic skills to enter the country. In larger enterprises, managers and administrators may be sent to the United States instead of the owners. The following is an introduction to American immigrant E2 visa compiled by KaoNet. Welcome to read!

Introduction of E2 Visa for American Immigrants

Unlike the H 1B visa category, the E2 visa has no quota. The investment required to meet the investor status of E2 treaty is different, and there is no minimum requirement. For consulting business, such as software business, in some cases, this may be tens of thousands of dollars or less. However, for smaller investments, it may be more difficult to register an enterprise as an E2 enterprise. I. Requirements of investors and applicants for the E2 Treaty

Investors from qualified countries can apply for an E2 treaty investor visa to "guide and develop" their business. They can also apply for E2 visas for key managers and professional employees, which is especially useful for medium and large enterprises.

Contrary to the L- 1 visa, such employees do not need to work outside the United States for a fixed period of time, and enterprises do not need to continue to operate outside the United States under the E2 visa program.

Second, the conditions that the applicant for E2 treaty investors should meet.

A large amount of investment has been made in the United States, or in some cases, if an E2 visa is obtained, the funds will be held in trust. There is no specific cash limit. Some enterprises, such as IT departments, may be eligible for an investment of about $65,438+00,000. Investment may include travel, sales and marketing, equipment purchase and a series of other expenses. However, it may be difficult for those with low investment level to register for an E2 visa.

Venture capital has been invested in E2 treaty investors' business: this kind of investment will inevitably bring certain risks to investors (not necessarily in the form of unsecured claims). In America, you may need to sign an office lease agreement. If you have a purchase agreement and want to take over the existing business, you can escrow the funds.

The investor will control his/her investment. E2 visa treaty investors with the same nationality usually need to have at least 50% ownership and control of the US business.

The enterprise is (or will be) active. In order to "guide and develop" their investment, E2 investors should participate in the management business.

E2 business should not be regarded as "marginal" business. American workers have been (or will be) employed. The treaty not only envisages creating employment opportunities for major investors, but also does not require the employment of a certain number of American citizens or residents. Only a few employees can meet the requirements. This is usually enough to show that you will hire two or three employees in the next year or two.

You should have a business plan, detailing the future plans of new business. This should have detailed information about the new business and plans to hire new employees in the United States.

Details of skills, qualifications and work experience should be provided to any potential employees of E2 treaty investors and the appropriate investors themselves.

Article 2 Conditions for American immigrants to become naturalized

1. At least 18 years old.

Foreigners under the age of 16 who have permanent residency in the United States, whose parents have acquired American citizenship, can automatically acquire American citizenship with their parents.

Children between the ages of 16 and 18 must apply for naturalization independently.

If the child is under the age of 18, and one parent is an American citizen and the other parent is a foreigner, before the child reaches the age of 18, the parent with American citizenship can apply for naturalization on his behalf.

2. It has been 5 years since you obtained the green card status (it takes 3 years to get married with a citizen).

In the past five years, the total time spent away from the United States must not exceed 30 months (if married to an American citizen, it must not exceed 18 months).

A trip abroad can't exceed one year.

3. Good conduct

Concealing past crimes from the Immigration Bureau will be the reason for rejecting your application for naturalization. In general, traffic fines and minor accidents will not affect eligibility.

4. You must have basic English reading, listening, speaking and writing skills.

When examining the eligibility for naturalization, immigration officials will conduct an oral test, and the naturalization applicant will answer the knowledge about American history and the American government in English. If the applicant is over 50 years old and has lived in the United States for more than 20 years, he can be exempted from taking the English test and can use his own language instead.

5. Have a certain understanding of American history, constitution and immigration law.

Understand the important events, people, government organizations and rights in American history

Understanding of the principles and important amendments of the American Constitution

Immigration officials will ask 10 questions about American history and government knowledge, and you must answer six or more correctly to pass.

6. You must be in America

In most cases, when you are not in the United States, you cannot apply to become an American citizen.

Further reading: a guide to American immigrants

I. Immigration conditions in the United States

1, the investment principal is USD 500,000, and the investment period is 5 years.

2. Applicants must be at least 265,438+0 years old, and their spouses and unmarried children under 265,438+0 years old can apply for immigration at the same time.

Applicants don't need to have any restrictions on business background, education level and language ability.

4. The applicant must have a proof of the legality of the capital of 500,000 US dollars (not necessarily accumulated by individual investors, but by other means such as gift, inheritance, loan, etc.). Can also be used, and must be obtained from legal channels).

5. Applicants must invest the required investment before applying for immigration.

Second, the American immigration process

Select EB-5 project approved by USCIS.

Invest $500,000 in the project.

Submit I-526 application materials to the US Immigration Service.

Pass the examination, send an approval letter and notify the interview.

The applicant went to the consulate for an interview.

After passing the interview, I will land in the United States within 6 months.

After I-526 temporary green card landed in the United States,

Two years later, I-829 was granted a permanent green card.

Recover the investment funds after 5 years.

Third, the cost of American immigration.

EB-5 investment: 500,000 USD.

The management cost is 40,000-50,000 dollars.

Immigration lawyer's fee is 65,438+0-20,000 USD.

The application fee for I-526 is $ 1500 (for the whole family).

Interview fee for Guangzhou Consulate DS-260-$405

The application fee for I-829 is $3,750 (for the whole family).

The application fee for I-485 is $ 1070.