Entrepreneur, Trader and Investor Visas ◊ Newark, New Jersey, Immigration Lawyers
In order to encourage international investment and development, the United States has entered into treaties of commerce and friendship with various countries allowing persons engaged in international trade with the U.S. and persons making substantial investments in the United States to obtain temporary "nonimmigrant" visas to come to the U.S.
If you would like to enter the United States as an investor, trader or entrepreneur, the attorneys of The Law Offices of Raymond D'Uva can provide the experienced, reputable service you will need. Founder Raymond P. D'Uva has handled immigration law for more than 30 years. He formerly served as assistant counsel to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship and International Law.
To schedule an initial consultation to with an attorney at our firm, call us at 973-718-2232 or contact our offices online. We provide personal, attentive, accessible and reliable service to all our clients for issues related to:
- E-1 Treaty Trader Visas: the E-1 visa is a temporary "nonimmigrant" visa available to individuals who themselves are engaged in, or who are employed by companies engaged in, substantial trade between the U.S. and a country that maintains a treaty with the United States. The foreign national must be a national of the foreign country with which the United States maintains the treaty.
- E-2 Treaty Investor Visas: the E-2 visa is a temporary "nonimmigrant" visa available to foreign nationals of a treaty country who have invested or are in the process of investing, or are key employees of an organization which has made a substantial investment or is in the process of making a substantial investment, in the United States.
- Immigrant Visas for Alien Entrepreneur Petition: a non-U.S. citizen may file Form I-526 in order to gain entry into the United States as an employment creating entrepreneur or investor. To qualify, he or she must invest at least one million dollars into his or her business and must employ at least 10 U.S. workers. The amount of the investment may be reduced to $500,000 if the investment is made in an area of high unemployment in the United States. Foreign nationals applying for investor (EB-5) visas need not be nationals of countries with whom the United States maintains a treaty of commerce and friendship.
The requirements for all of these types of permanent and temporary visas are very specific and complex — prior to applying for any one of these types of visas at a United States consulate abroad or to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services in the United States, you should consult with an experienced immigration lawyer. If you would like to schedule an initial consultation to discuss temporary treaty trader or investor visas or permanent employment creation investor visas with an attorney at The Law Offices of Raymond D'Uva, call us today at 973-718-2232 or contact our offices online.
