An E2 investor visa is a great option for entrepreneurs and investors to live in US or start a business or even work for your business.
USA -E2 Investor Visa
The E2 visa is a non-immigrant visa for entrepreneurs willing to run their businesses in the United States. To get an E2 visa, you must invest a capital amount into the US business and develop it further. Initially, you should start a new business or invest in an existing business for an E2 visa. The visa is available to people from certain countries that have E2 treaty with US.
The visa can be renewed any number of times. As long as the E2 business continues, you can renew it and live or work in the US.
E2 visa allows you to start a business in the US and work for it
The visa allows your spouse and children less than 21 years to qualify for the same visa.
Spouse can apply for work and children can continue their studies in US
The visa has no minimum investment amount. It can be as low as $50,000 or even lower.
You can extend the visa any number of times. Some visa holders stay up to 15 years and more
It’s not necessary to maintain a foreign residence to get E2 visa
The E2 visa process has three main stages,
Document gathering: Once you connect with an immigration attorney, they review your case and provide a list of documents from your side. After collecting all these documents, they file the application.The collection process takes around one month or more depending on your speed.
Legal preparation: After collecting all the documents, the immigration attorney will take two weeks time to prepare and complete the analysis. As a next step, they will file the E2 petition.
Consular processing or change of status: The application is sent to US consulate of your home country. On the other hand, if you want to change the status, send an application to the USCIS
The processing takes around 2 to 3 months. You can pay an extra fee and reduce the processing time to 15 days. Apart from the above knowledge, Sterling Haven can help you throughout the E2 investor visa process.