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Investor & Business Visas
Investor and business immigration is the corner of the field where the numbers matter as much as the law. How much you invest, where it goes, how many jobs it creates, and whether your country holds a treaty with the United States can decide which path is even open to you. This section is where we explain those paths in plain terms: the EB-5 investor green card, the E-2 treaty investor visa, and the L-1 transfer that moves an owner or executive from a company abroad into its US operation.
EB-5 is the direct route to a green card through investment: a qualifying amount placed into a new commercial enterprise that creates a set number of American jobs, either through a regional center or a direct project you control. E-2 is the entrepreneur's visa: a substantial investment in a real, active US business by a national of a treaty country, renewable as long as the business runs, though it does not lead to a green card on its own. L-1 lets a multinational move a manager, executive, or specialized-knowledge employee into a US branch, and for many founders it becomes the first step toward an EB-1C green card. We write about the trade-offs between them because choosing wrong is expensive.
These are also numbers that move. EB-5 investment thresholds, targeted-employment-area rules, and treaty-country lists change with legislation and policy, and a figure that was current a few years ago can be flatly wrong today. When we publish an investment-threshold or eligibility update, we date it and point to the governing source, because in this practice a stale number is a costly one.
Everything here is general education, not legal advice. When you are ready to structure a real investment or a real transfer, our attorneys build the plan around your capital, your business, and your timeline.
The investor practice behind these posts
When it is time to structure the investment, start with the practice pages. Our investor visas practice covers EB-5 and E-2 end to end, and because many business owners move to the US through a corporate transfer first, the L-1 sits right beside them.
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Investment paths to the US, with the numbers that decide them.
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These posts explain the paths in general. To structure a real EB-5, E-2, or L-1 matter, schedule a consultation with us. We look at your capital and your business, talk through the trade-offs, and tell you the real timeline and the real cost before you commit to anything.