U.S.Immigration for foreign investors

Muston & Jack, P.C. San Jose, California

In an effort to encourage international investment in the U.S. economy, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) offers visas each year to foreign investors and entrepreneurs who have or wish to set up a businesses in the United States. At the San Jose immigration law office of Muston & Jack, P.C., we represent foreign investors who are looking for ways to structure a business start up, invest in an American enterprise, and/or are seeking legal immigrant status.

The E-2 "investor visa" is available to an applicant who invests a substantial amount of his own money into a U.S. business that he or she can control and direct. The investment can be to purchase an existing business or to start up a new one. Our immigration lawyers provide more than 30 years of combined experience helping foreign investors establish legal business footholds in locations throughout the United States.

If you are a foreign investor seeking to invest or start a business operation in the United States, contact the San Jose immigration attorneys of Muston & Jack, P.C., to schedule a consultation.

In addition to the E-2 investor visa process, we assist foreign investors with:

Buy-sell agreements for existing businesses
Commercial real estate development
Acquiring and structuring financing
Entity selection: Starting a C corporation, S corporation, LLP, or other business structure
Business Tax Planning
General business counseling and legal services
Employment visas
Family visas
L1A and L1B visas
Temporary visas extensions
Change of status or application for permanent residency
Fifth preference permanent residency applications
Appeals of visa denials
Moving Forward with Your Investment
Widely Recognized as an effective immigration and naturalization law firm in the famed Silicon Valley in San Jose, California,  Muston & Jack, P.C., represents foreign investors
nationwide who need legal help establishing their business and seeking legal immigration status for the value they add to the American economy.

For more information about obtaining your E-2 foreign investor visa and starting a business in the United States, contact the attorneys of Muston & Jack, P.C., to meet with us about our legal services.

California E-2 Visa Lawyers

International investment and job creation in the United States are highly valued by the U.S. Government. The E-2 visa initiative is designed to encourage this by offering substantial investors from certain countries a legal means of living and working in this country on a permanent basis.

At Muston & Jack, P.C., we represent foreign investors from countries throughout the world and help them to take advantage of the opportunities that an E-2 visa can provide them with. Our attorneys have more than 30 years of combined legal experience dedicated to immigration and offer significant experience helping investors meet the E-2 visa requirements and navigate the application process successfully.

The following general information can provide you with answers to some of the questions you may have about the E2. For answers to other questions or to have one of our lawyers review your investment plans, call or contact our San Jose, California office, and schedule a consultation.

What is the E-2 Visa?

The E2 visa is designed for aliens engaged in international investment between the United States and the aliens’ country of nationality. E2 visa holders must make an active and substantial investment as well as perform an essential role in the enterprise that results in the creation of job opportunities for US workers. There is no set amount an E2 visa holder must invest as it depends on the type of enterprise. The E2 visa is initially valid for two years and may be extended indefinitely.

In order to qualify for an E2 investor visa, you must be a national of one of the following treaty countries:

Spouses and children of E2 visa holders may enter and remain in the US in E2 status. E2 spouses may apply for work permit. E2 spouses and children may attend school in the US

For whom is an E2 Visa appropriate?

Executives, managers and specialists of a treaty nation company operating in the US seeking to enter to carry out substantial trade, including their family members;

Companies in treaty countries who wish to send key personnel to set up a US company or manage the US affiliate or branch.

What are the requirements for obtaining an E2 Visa?

An alien, if otherwise admissible, may be classified as a nonimmigrant treaty trader (E1) if the alien:

Will be in the United States solely to carry on trade of a substantial nature, which is international in scope, either on the alien's behalf or as an employee of a foreign person or organization engaged in trade principally between the United States and the treaty country of which the alien is a national, taking into consideration any conditions in the country of which the alien is a national which may affect the alien's ability to carry on such substantial trade; and intends to depart the United States upon the expiration or termination of treaty trader (E1) status.

For more information about the E-2 visa application process and how our firm can help you achieve your goals contact Muston & Jack, P.C. lawyers in San Jose, California, today to schedule an appointment with one of our experienced attorneys.