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Info on the E1 (trader) and E2 (investor) on the US Embassy in Mexico http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/eng/evisas_E.html http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/eng/evis
by eduardoflores 16y ago
Info on the E1 (trader) and E2 (investor) on the US Embassy in Mexico http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/eng/evisas_E.html http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/eng/evisas_E.html
Highlights for the investor visa:
- The investor must be coming to the United States solely to develop and direct the enterprise
- The investment must be substantial. It must be sufficient to ensure the successful operation of the enterprise
- must have the capacity to generate significantly more income than just enough to provide a living to the investor and his or her family, or it must have a significant economic impact in the United States
I'm not sure if a YC funded founder would be elegible, but seems hard
- mdda 16y agoI've been running my own business in the US on an E-2 visa for the last 12 years. The minimum recommended initial investment is of the order of $100,000 - and a majority the E-2 company must be owned by citizens of the non-US 'treaty country'. Rough guide to application : 0.5-1.0 inch thick.
- dotBen 16y agoYou have to bring $100,000 of your own personal money into the company (so investment from 3rd party doesn't count). You also have to maintain control of your company, ie you can never give away more than 50% of the equity in the company - and that will be prohibitive when seeking investment. The company is thus limited in it's ability to fundraise above a certain point and an exit is impossible without the founder leaving the country.