Can a foreign national come to the U.S. to start a new company or to invest in an existing company?
Yes. The U.S. Department of State has established through international treaties, a non-immigrant visa category that allows foreign nationals from certain countries to enter the U.S. for business or investment purposes. E-1 & E-2 are non-immigrant visas which allow an alien to come to the U.S to invest in a new business or to purchase an existing business. An E-1 visa pertains to an international trader whereas an E-2 pertains to an international investor. Please see the section of our website on Treaty Traders and Investors for more information. In addition, an individual investor or corporation may also come to the U.S. to start-up a subsidiary company or a new U.S. company based on common-ownership under L-1 visa. To find out more about E-1 & E-2 visas and L-1 visas, please Contact our Southwest Houston Immigration Lawyers.
