Can I get a work permit to open a shop for my parents in America?

1. If your parents are American citizens or green card holders, they can open their own stores as bosses, and you can work in the stores and get a work visa, such as an H- 1B visa or an L- 1 visa. These visas usually require employers to issue employment certificates to prove your job position and working hours in the store.

2. If your parents are non-American citizens or green card holders, you can choose an investment immigrant visa, such as EB-5 visa. EB-5 visa requires investors to invest 500,000 to 1 10,000 US dollars in the United States, and create at least 10 full-time employment opportunities in investment projects. If you are an employee of an investment project, you can get a work visa.

If you are an American citizen or a green card holder, you can invite your parents to visit relatives in the United States and help them open a shop during their visit. Your parents can visit relatives on a B-2 visa, but they can't work in the United States. During their visit, they can only visit tourists and attend short business meetings.