Foreign Nationals who are interested in starting a business or investing in purchasing a business in the United States may be eligible for a visa to be able to live and run their business in the United States. The most common include E-2 available to citizens of specific treaty countries or an EB-5. Foreign Nationals who own a business abroad may also have the option of starting a branch of their business in the United States and be eligible to obtain a visa to reside in the United States. There may also be options for professionals seeking employment in the United States.
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This depends on what type of visa you are eligible or is best for you. Some investor visas such as the E-2 only require a “substantial investment” which may be significantly less than visas such as an EB-5 that require a specific investment of $500,000 or $1,000,000.
This again varies on the type of visa. Some visas such as the E-2 may receive a response relatively quickly but others such as Employment Based visas take significantly longer.
Generally, for the majority of Investor or Employment Based visas the main applicant’s spouse and children are able to immigrate with them as a derivative. However, this again may depend on the type of visa.