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Fair statement but USCIS can be really tough on new/small company L-1s so these need to be done right and supported by extensive documentation of the U.S. and f
by proberts 11y ago
Fair statement but USCIS can be really tough on new/small company L-1s so these need to be done right and supported by extensive documentation of the U.S. and foreign companies' operations.
- TheOtherHobbes 11y agoDoes this mean you could: 1. Open a UK small business with yourself as the director and sole employee. 2. Set up a pass-through corp in the US for remote work. 3. Wait a while to establish the pass-through, then send yourself a job offer from the pass-through to the UK. 4. Get a visa as an employee of the pass-through - which you also own and control? Or will the UCSIS laugh at that?
- sparkzilla 11y agoYou don't need to do it that way. I followed this pattern. 1. Set up the UK company. It has to have been running for a certain time, and you have to be an employee of it for at least a year. The business has to be actually trading and real, have an office and financial results. 2. Apply for an L-1A, saying you will transfer yourself to the U.S. to start a new business. You then have a year to set up the new company and get it operational. You will need to invest at least $100,000 in the business. It took me less than a month to get the visa. 3. Renew the L1 for up to seven years. Before then, if your company grows you can change to a green card. If, like me, your company fails, you'll have to head back home :-( 4. It may be easier just to go for an E2 visa, where you invest $150,000 in a business. There's no path to a green card though. http://www.immihelp.com/l1-visa/opening-new-office.html http://www.immihelp.com/l1-visa/opening-new-office.html