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To
visit, live or work in the
United States
requires foreign nationals to have a visa.
There are several different types of visas, which can be
broken down into immigrant or non-immigrant visas.
We list the various non immigrant visas below.
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Athletes,
amateur & professional (compete for prize money only)
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B-1
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NAFTA
professional workers:
Mexico
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Canada
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TN/TD
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Au
pairs (exchange visitor)
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J
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Performing
athletes, artists, entertainers
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P
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Australian
professional specialty
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E-3
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Physician
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J,
H-1B
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Border
Crossing Card:
Mexico
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BCC
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Professor,
scholar, teacher (exchange visitor)
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J
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Business
visitors
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B-1
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Religious
workers
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R
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Crewmembers
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D
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Specialty
occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge
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H1-B
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Diplomats
and foreign government officials
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A
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Students:
academic, vocational
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F,
M
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Domestic
employees or nanny -must be accompanying a foreign national
employer
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B-1
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Temporary
agricultural workers
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H-2A
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Exchange
visitors
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J
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Temporary
workers performing other services or labor of a temporary or
seasonal nature
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H-2B
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Foreign
military personnel stationed in the
U.S.
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A2
NATO
1-6
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Tourism,
vacation, pleasure visitors
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B-2
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Foreign
nationals with extraordinary ability in Sciences, Arts,
Education, Business or Athletics
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O
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Training
in a program not primarily for employment
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H-3
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Free
Trade Agreement (FTA) Professionals:
Chile
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Singapore
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H-1B1
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Treaty
traders/treaty investors
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E
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International
cultural exchange visitors
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Q
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Transiting
the
United States
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C
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Intra-company
transferees
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L
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Victims
of Criminal Activity
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U
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Medical
treatment, visitors for
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B-2
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Victims
of Human Trafficking
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T
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Media,
journalists
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I
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Let’s
just look at the criteria for one of these in more detail, that of
the E2 visa.
Treaty investor applicants must meet specific requirements to
qualify for a treaty investor (E-2) visa under immigration law. The
consular officer will determine whether a treaty investor applicant
qualifies for a visa. The investor, either a real or corporate
person, must be a national of a treaty country. The
investment must be substantial. It must be sufficient to ensure the
successful operation
of the enterprise. The percentage of investment for a low-cost
business enterprise must be higher than the percentage of investment
in a high-cost enterprise. The investment must be a real
operating enterprise. Speculative or idle investment does not
qualify. Uncommitted
funds in a bank account or similar security are not considered an
investment. The investment may not be marginal. It must
generate significantly more income than just to provide a living to the
investor and family, or it must have a significant economic impact
in the
U.S.
The investor must have control of the funds, and the
investment must be at risk in the commercial sense. Loans secured
with the assets of the investment enterprise are not allowed.
The investor must be coming to the
U.S.
to develop and direct the enterprise. If the applicant is not the
principal investor, he or she must be employed in a supervisory,
executive, or highly specialized skill capacity. Ordinary skilled
and unskilled workers do not qualify.
By
now your probably thinking, wow this is complicated, well yes the E2
Treaty Investor Visa is one of the most complex visas to apply for.
It is not just a question of knowing
the criteria for the visa application, the visa information
must also be presented in a specific format which differs
somewhat from country to country, and that’s where we come in.
Because of our experience
in assisting
numerous clients from many treaty countries, we have a accumulated a
knowledge base that has resulted in a 100% success rate in
obtaining visas for our clients.
Business Brokers and Sales Associates, we can
help your clients also, please email or call me at the above for a
free consultation.
Disclaimer:
We are not immigration attorneys and cannot offer legal advice.
It is not a legal requirement to use the services of an
immigration attorney to apply for non immigrant and immigrant visas.
We simply represent and assist you through the visa
application process.
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