In this article, you can find out how businessmen and people with extraordinary abilities can move to the United States with a visa or a green card.
Are you a businessman, businesswoman, or an expert in some field? How can you move to the USA?
Visa L-1
This is a visa for international directors and managers. The L-1 visa is suitable for people who have their own business or work in some kind of business. A branch office is opened in the US, or you can purchase a business that will have the same owners as your foreign company. And you prove that you have worked for 12 months or more in your foreign business in a management position, and they want to transfer you to the USA to run the enterprise. Your entire family can move with you. Your spouse can work here in a different field (only you can work in your own business). Children can study in a free public school. A big plus of this visa is that in the future you can get a green card.
In terms of complexity. In terms of time - it's 2/3. That is, it is not very time-consuming. You can be granted a green card in about 2 years. From a financial standpoint, it's very costly. You will either have to invest a large amount of money or you must acquire an already established business.
Visa E-2
You can get an E-2 business visa. This is an investment visa granted for business development or just investment in the US for a short time. However, the highlight of this visa is its relative exclusivity. It is not given to citizens of all countries of the world. This type of visa is granted only for citizens of countries that have signed treaty agreements with the United State. s What is required for this visa?
You need to show that you have invested a certain amount of money, and this money is your own. You cannot take someone's money or money from a business. You must show how you earned this money, how it got to the USA. And, of course, show that you are a citizen of the country with which the agreement is signed. If we take the CIS countries, these are Ukraine, Kazakhstan, the Baltic countries, Armenia, etc.
Talent Visa (O-1)
Let's say you are a person with outstanding abilities. It doesn't mean that you are a genius. Of course, it would be great if you had a Nobel Prize. To qualify for a talent visa, you must demonstrate that you have certain achievements. You are a talented specialist, an expert in some area. It can be areas such as business, education, science, sports, or art. Elizaveta Samorukova has had similar cases with musicians, athletes, coaches, people who have their own business, and even mechanics, as well as business coaches, bloggers, and IT specialists. For this type of visa, you are rated on a point system, so you must show that in your country you have certain achievements that must earn you a minimum of at least three out of ten points. For example, online or print media articles have been written about you, or you write scholarly works which prove you are a valuable member of society and you are useful. The challenge is for you to show that you have been useful in your country and will continue to be useful in the US.
Here, Elizabeth helps you collect documents and demonstrate in which area you have a twist.
Right now, everything about inventions in the area of remote work is especially well received. The whole family can get a talent visa. Usually, the main person receives an O-1, but an employer is still needed. However, if you can show that the contribution was serious (Elizaveta evaluates your chances at the very first consultation), then you do not need an employer. In this situation, you can immediately apply for a green card under the EB-1 category. This means that America needs you so much that you get a green card and you don't have to have an employer. This process in terms of complexity and travel time is 3/3 because you need to collect a lot of documents,
and work for several months. In terms of finances, it is a minimal cost. You pay for the services of a lawyer for the translation of documents.
National interest waiver
What does this mean? This category is very closely related to outstanding merit. For this visa, you show that you have achievements in science, engineering technology, or business, and that you are the first to do something. Your education must be at least a master's degree.
You must also show that you are very educated, that you already have experience in solving similar problems that are in the United States. As an employer is not needed, this is a great opportunity to get a green card immediately. The time frame is minimal, as are the costs. By effort, of course, you will have to show your superiority.
Visa EB-5
The EB-5 visa is the path for investors. These are people who have a large number of financial opportunities, but they have no business in their country, no merit, no achievement, and no time to do anything. They just want to invest $500,000 in some projects in the US (this is the minimum requirement) and buy the business for at least $1,000,000 (again a requirement). A person must show that he created jobs, that the money he will be using to invest or purchase has been legally earned. This route is the costliest. But in terms of effort, resources overtime is 0. All you need to prove is that the money is earned and transferred to the US legally. You don't need an employer. This is a great way for those who have a lot of money. The whole family gets a green card. Timing is a bit unpredictable. It could be two years, it could be three, it could even be five years.
If you choose the path of acquiring a business, then there is good news! Elizaveta Samorukova cooperates with the best business broker company in the USA - INVMAG. With their help, you will be able to choose exactly the company that suits you.
