“E” VISA SUCCESS STORIES
We can provide many examples of successful E-1 or E-2 cases that we have handled over the past twenty five years. Here are just a few of those happy ending cases …
Exotic birds business: A Colombian national started a U.S. business in Florida importing and selling exotic birds. We successfully obtained and E-2 visa for this business. As an aside, he also qualified for the E-1 Trader visa because he was importing those birds for sale from his homeland.
Nail Salon business: Canadian national bought an existing nail salon in Nevada and qualified for an E-2 investor visa. Her spouse obtained his own derivative work permit to get a very interesting job of his own not related to the wife’s business.
Heavy equipment business: Italian manufacturer of specialized heavy equipment and machinery opened a U.S. branch to sell its product. We successfully obtained and E-2 visa for one of its Italian employees to run the U.S. business. This, too, would have qualified for an E-1 Trader visa because the U.S. Company imported and sold Italian products only.
Telecommunications business: Canadian national opened a U.S. business in the mid-west U.S. and erected wireless towers for telecommunications and cable companies. He qualified for the E-2 investor business.
Tax business: Canadian tax specialist opened U.S. branch to provide tax services to U.S. Companies. This is a classic example of how a “service” business can also qualify. There was very little investment necessary to get the E-2 visa.
Cats business: British national bought an exotic cat business in Oklahoma and qualified for the E-2 investor visa
Motel business: Canadian national, born in India, bought an existing motel business in New York State and qualified for the E-2 investor visa. We successfully orchestrated the whole deal - purchase, finance subtleties and visa work.
Hair business: Canadian national opened a chain of fancy hair salons and qualified for the E-2 investor visa.
Plants business: British national started a business in the southwest U.S. growing and selling exotic plants. Acquiring land, buying necessary equipment and tools and purchasing inventory qualified her for the E-2 investor visa. We also orchestrated this whole deal from inception to visa issuance.
Movie business: Canadian movie enthusiast started a Hollywood business to make movies. His investment into the rights to make movies (from book authors, etc) qualified him for an E-2 investor visa.
Marketing business: Canadian national with a gift for marketing started a U.S. business with “pyramid like” distributors of vendor promotions and coupons. He qualified for the E-2 investor visa.
Martial Arts business: Canadian national bought an existing martial arts studio with students and instructors in the southeast U.S. and qualified for the E-2 investor visa.
Paintings business: French national opened a U.S. business that imported and sold paintings from his fellow starving artist friends in France. He qualified for the E-1 trader visa.
Specialty Hardware business: Canadian national started a niche U.S. Company that imports and markets hard-to-get British specification nuts, bolts, washers and hardware. He qualified for the E-2 investor visa.
Gas N Go business: Canadian bought a gas and deli/food establishment – one of those interstate highway stop and go places – and qualified for the E-2 investor visa.
Restaurant business: Canadian citizen, born in Brazil, started a restaurant business serving Brazilian cuisine in the mid-Atlantic U.S. and qualified for the E-2 investor visa.
Pizzeria business: Italian national bought two existing (2) pizza shoppes in New York State and qualified for the E-2 investor visa.
French Pastry Shoppe: French national started a pastry business in the Carolinas and qualified for the E-2 investor visa. Her French sister, who had some schooling and experience as a pastry chef, qualified for her own E-2 essential employee visa to come over and run the business.
Gas Station: Canadian national bought a franchise location in California and qualified for the E-2 investor visa.
CD/DVD business: Canadian started a providing solutions and products for repair, maintenance, security, identification tagging, and storage for DVD/CD/HD disc media. She qualified for the E-2 investor visa.
Investment Consultant business: Retired British bobby (cop) set up an investment/financial consultant business in one of those warm retirement states (Hint: Florida) and qualified this “service” business for the E-2 investor visa.