Do you dream of living and working in the USA? Do you have a business in your country, but you are tired of constant checks, and you just want to calmly manage the enterprise? Then this article is for you!
Many people say that the grass is greener on the other side and everything is simple here. It may not be easy, but the grass is indeed greener here in Florida. Doing business in the USA differs in many ways from doing it in the CIS countries. You will feel freedom, you will feel democracy, and you will have control over the situation. More importantly, you can get a green card, thereby giving a better future to your children with a good education.
Elizaveta Samorukova is an immigration lawyer who has been dealing with this issue for over 15 years.
All the businesses that are acquired here are real: they are subject to verification and they need to be run. No pacifiers and formalities; everything is real.
The business must meet certain requirements.
- This business must have existed for more than a year.
- The company must have financial statements, taxes records, and a bank account.
- The business must have an office.
- Mandatory presence of 8-10 employees (full-time, full-time). Learn more about checking employees when buying a business here.
What businesses most often do not face global problems in obtaining a visa?
- Any restaurants, cafes.
Why does immigration services like such businesses? Most likely because it is easy to explain the field of activity there and it is easy to explain certain business processes – everyone knows how restaurants work. When we say that this business is transferring some valuable key employee from another country to the United States, it is much easier to show the need for this specialist if the kind of activity can be clearly explained to the examining officer.
Also, restaurants are not the most expensive business to buy. Not all people have a huge amount of money to invest in buying a business. For example, you can buy a business that has lost its profitability and transform it: get it working, add something new, hire better specialists, improve the menu, and so on.
There is an approval of a business visa and, subsequently, a green card specifically for restaurant owners. Based on such an enterprise, you can get an L-1 visa for 3 years, an E-2 visa for 2 years (if you are a citizen of one of the countries indicated in a special list), a green card for 10 years for the whole family.
- Business related to small construction works. This is not a construction business like "I bought a piece of land, built a house and sold it." This is a business associated with repairs and small construction projects.
For example, these kinds of businesses can include the construction of swimming pools, laying floors in houses, remodeling kitchens, installing windows, repairing air conditioners, and laying roofs.
Why not the construction business itself? When we talk about ordinary people who cannot afford to invest a huge amount in a construction company, renovation work is a great way to not only to immigrate to the United States but also to earn money. Why? There are not many handy people here. To change a light bulb, they usually call a specialist. Therefore, such businesses are very popular.
- Transportation. But, keep in mind, this is not where you buy yourself a truck, get on it and deliver fruits around America. It is not that simple.
For any business visas and green cards in the US, you must show the need to be physically located here. Why? So that you control processes and control investments. If we are talking about the trucking business engaged in transport and transportation, we are talking about big business. You must have a dispatcher, managers, drivers, marketers, and so on. It is important that all people, as in other businesses, be on staff.
However, such businesses are very popular in the US now because there is a real shortage of truck drivers, people who want to work for such companies. Therefore, if you have experience and can speak good English, having a trucking business is a great option for moving as a business owner and also as an employee.
To draw up a successful strategy for obtaining a business visa and a green card, you need to consult with an immigration lawyer.
What advantage does Elizaveta Samorukova's company offer? They not only have vast experience in business immigration but also cooperate with the best team of INVMAG business brokers. Working with them, you will achieve success!
