Thursday, October 8, 2009

Getting An Investor Visa For The USA

By Sam McDougall Turner

Getting a US citizenship is a dream for millions of people from around the world. In spite of the growing number of people who are being granted citizenship each year, there still is a waiting list which will take over a decade to clear! And more applications are pouring in every single day at all the embassies over the world.

The main reason that America is such a desirable place to live is because of the reputation it has built up over the last century or so; the land of opportunity and dreams. There are people all over the world who would give their right arms to be able to move to America and start up a business there.

But what many dont know is that there is a separate clause in the law which grants an investor visa for USA to a person who is looking to invest within that country " and that process is significantly faster than the normal approval process which could take any amount of time!

There are two main ways of obtaining an investor visa for the US.

E1 and E2 investor visas are granted to those who live in a country that has a treaty with the US to provide trade and services with one another. Most countries in Europe are under this treaty as are most countries in South America, except Brazil, Cuba, Guatemala and Ecuador. Several countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia are also under this treaty.

The E5 visa is known as the investor visa for USA, and like the name suggests, it is given to people who are looking to invest money in the USA. Depending on the state you want to invest in, the threshold of entry will be different, but the normal entry level is $ 500,000. Some states require the person to stay on and manage the day to day operations, while some states dont.

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