Immigration options for businessmen: how to do business in the USA and even open a new business there

Getting it is not at all difficult — you just need to cope with a few simple tasks:

• Prove that you are only going to engage in legal business activities and nothing else;
• demonstrate strong ties with your home country — permanent residence, marriage certificate, birth certificate of children;
• convince the consular representatives that you intend to come for a certain period of time and leave the United States upon completion of work.

But there are also limitations to consider:

• You can re-enter the US after completing one project if you have a B-1 extension, but there is always the possibility of being rejected. This is especially true for those who promised to leave on a specific date, but did not do so;
• spouse and children are not covered by the visa, so they cannot be transported.

The main thing is to meet important criteria:

• be a citizen of a country with which the US allows investment on mutually beneficial terms;
• prove that your contribution to a particular business is significant — you should not buy a small unprofitable business, even intending to invest a tidy sum in it;
• demonstrate that you are wealthy enough and these investments are far from your last savings. In addition, evidence is needed that the money was earned legally;
• You must also prove that you are ready to grow your business and create jobs for American citizens.

But there are also limitations to consider:

• Only citizens of countries with which the United States maintains a trade and navigation treaty can apply for this visa;
• All the time of your stay in the country, you must fully comply with the requirements that apply to investors. If it turns out that you can’t cope with the business or you simply don’t have enough money for it, you can be expelled from America and your status canceled.

The requirements for the candidate are as follows:

• you hold a management position in a company located in your country, or are its key employee;
• you have worked there for at least a year;
• your workplace remains assigned to you;
• A place has already been prepared for you in a US facility.

However, the company also has certain requirements:

• both affiliates — both in the US and in another country — must be active and profitable. You cannot open a branch just for the sake of obtaining non-immigrant status — this will definitely be checked;
• each company must have at least 5 employees;
• if you want to change your status to immigration in the future, you need to provide jobs for 2-3 more Americans.

Of course, the main difficulty in obtaining such a visa is that you need evidence of outstanding abilities. Three items from a rather large list are enough if in the future you are not going to apply for a green card and, accordingly, a residence permit, but sometimes you have to work with them.

• awards of international and national levels;
• membership in organizations where you can join only by invitation;
• participation in various competitions and conferences as a judge;
• availability of published materials about you and your achievements;
• your author’s articles related to the field of activity and published in major media;
• Evidence that you are receiving financial rewards appropriate to your level of achievement;
• confirmation that your success is recognized and approved by colleagues in the shop;
• participation in exhibitions, shows, demonstrations.

Each subcategory has its own evidence of unusual abilities. Thus, the researcher must, among other things, demonstrate materials dedicated to his achievements and published in major media, the owner of abilities in the field of art must confirm participation in exhibitions. The leader or manager, of course, must work in a company that has at least once collaborated with an American firm.

The difficulty usually lies in the collection of evidence, but if you have everything on hand, there will be no problems with collecting the case.