Investment Visas Training Course Access Packet

Investment Visa, Business VIsa

What you'll learn

Opens doors to careers in international business, finance, and law. Provides specialized knowledge valuable to employers dealing with global investments.

Facilitates understanding of visa processes, allowing for smoother relocation for business purposes. Helps in securing visas that enable living in diff country

Equips you with the knowledge to make informed decisions about investing abroad. Helps in understanding legal and financial implications of investments.

Ensures you understand and comply with the immigration laws and regulations of different countries. Reduces the risk of legal issues related to investments

Facilitates the expansion of businesses into new international markets. Helps entrepreneurs and business owners understand the requirements for operation abroad

Encourages diversification of investments across different countries. Helps in identifying stable and profitable investment environments worldwide.

Requirements

You will learn everything you need to know about Investments

Description

An investment visa in U.S. immigration, primarily represented by the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, provides a pathway for foreign investors to obtain a U.S. green card (permanent residency) by making a substantial investment in a new commercial enterprise that creates jobs for American workers. The program mandates a minimum investment of $1.8 million, though this amount can be reduced to $900,000 if the investment is made in a Targeted Employment Area (TEA), which includes rural areas or regions with high unemployment. The core requirement of the EB-5 visa is the creation or preservation of at least 10 full-time jobs for qualifying U.S. workers within two years of the investor’s admission to the United States.Investors have the option to make a direct investment, where they are actively involved in managing the business, or invest through a designated Regional Center, which pools investments from multiple EB-5 investors and is often involved in larger projects. The Regional Center manages the job creation requirements, which can be advantageous for investors who prefer a more passive role. Regardless of the investment type, investors must demonstrate that their funds were obtained lawfully.Upon making the qualifying investment, the investor, along with their spouse and unmarried children under 21, can apply for conditional permanent residence. Initially, they receive a conditional green card valid for two years. To remove the conditions and gain permanent residency, the investor must file a petition showing that the investment has met the job creation requirements and has been sustained throughout the conditional period.In addition to the EB-5 visa, other options like the E-2 Treaty Investor Visa allow citizens of certain countries to invest a substantial amount of capital in a U.S. business and manage it. However, the E-2 visa is a non-immigrant visa and does not lead directly to a green card. Another relevant visa is the L-1 visa, designed for executives or managers of multinational companies who are being transferred to the U.S., although it is not strictly an investment visa. These investment visas offer diverse opportunities for foreign investors to contribute to the U.S. economy while providing pathways to live and work in the United States.

Overview

Section 1: E-2 Investment Visas

Lecture 1 How to apply for the E-2 Visa

Lecture 2 Your looking. Now it's time to seriously consider the E-2

Lecture 3 How to get a visa to the U.S. for only $50,000

Lecture 4 The E-2 Visa: What is an 'investment'

Lecture 5 E-2 Consultant Business is not an E-2 Investment

Lecture 6 How much must I invest for the E-2 Company?

Lecture 7 How can I trade with the U.S. and get an E-1?

Lecture 8 E-2 Are you a Special Employee

Lecture 9 Transferring Money to Bank is NOT Investment for an E-2 Investment Visa for a re

Lecture 10 What must I do to get an E-2?

Lecture 11 Is my E-2 Investment marginal?

Lecture 12 E2 - You must develop and direct

Lecture 13 On an E-1, how do I know the trade is substantial?

Lecture 14 How do I know if the E-2 Investment is substantial?

Lecture 15 Can my wife come with me on the E-2?

Lecture 16 Can I get an E-2 if I am from the Philippines?

Lecture 17 No E-2 Treaty with the U.S.? Try this option.

Lecture 18 E-2 - What are the General Considerations?

Lecture 19 What must the nationality of my E-2 company be?

Section 2: L-1 Investment Visa

Lecture 20 L-1 Intracompany Transferee Introduction

Lecture 21 The ambiguous regs on L-1 Specialized Knowledge

Lecture 22 L-1A Specialized Knowledge Employee

Lecture 23 Examples of L-1 Specialized Knowledge Cases

Lecture 24 What does 'temporariness' mean for L-1

Lecture 25 L-1 Visa and What is a Subsidiary

Lecture 26 L-1 One year working before Admission or Application?

Lecture 27 L-1 and What it means to be a Manager

Lecture 28 L-1 Requirement for One Year Prior Employment

Lecture 29 What is an International Organization for L-1 Purposes?

Lecture 30 What is a qualifying organization for L-1 purposes?

Lecture 31 L-1A Duties Differenciated

Lecture 32 Opening a new L-1 Office

Lecture 33 L-1 and an introduction to the types of duties

Lecture 34 The L-1 Executive Duties

Lecture 35 L-1 What the heck is an employee?

Lecture 36 The L-1 Visa and Rendering Services

Lecture 37 What is meant by 'rendering services to same employer'?

Lecture 38 L-1 Summary

Lecture 39 I can stay forever and temporarily on the L-1?

Section 3: EB Investment Visa

Lecture 40 EB-5 Investment Visa

Lecture 41 What evidence do you need with an EB-5 Petition?

Lecture 42 How to better invest your $500,000 in a Regional Center with the EB-5 Investor P

Lecture 43 Don't have $1,000,000 - Try the Multinational Manager Visa

Section 4: Investment Visas

Lecture 44 From Australia? Find out how to get into the U.S.

Lecture 45 What the heck is PERM?

Immigration Law Students / Entreprenuer / Business Owners