starting up a buisness

[Nick Sayer]

You have all recommended this lady.

Can i just ask has she just given you advice or are you now living in the USA with visas going through or all done.

The reason i am asking is because i might contact her myself.

I have got an established business here cleaning and maintaining databases and everything i do can be done via email from the US. Could i set up a company over there which is effectively a branch of of my UK company or the company i have registered in the British Virgin islands. Both have long standing and upto date accounts.

Thanks in advance.

[esprit]

Yes you can do that and as long as you keep your UK company trading could go for an L1 visa which leads to green card rather than E2 which does not. However the UK side needs to be quite substantial and have employees which it doesnt sound as if yours does. If you go L1, Lesley as recommended here does not do that visa at all as she is an E2 specialist.
Yes I used her for E2 and am now living in the US and have been for two years. You can go to the embassy with a business plan to do something like you do now if you wish or something different but still have to make a substantial investment, which you could do by putting money into escrow to buy equipment and vehicles. It is harder to get the visa than buying a business and you need a good business plan.

[Nick Sayer]

My company here in the UK has 15 employees. The one in the British Virgin is only an offshore company which has none so probably wouldn't involve that one.

Sounds good i will have to get in touch.

[esprit]

That is a classic L1, go that route as it leads to green card. Lesley wont do L1, try American Pioneer or the Selby Corporation who do ( no addresses off hand, google search).

[Nick Sayer]

Thanks Julie i will start the ball rolling.

Thanks for your help.

[Ray9]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by esprit
That is a classic L1, go that route as it leads to green card. Lesley wont do L1, try American Pioneer or the Selby Corporation who do ( no addresses off hand, google search).
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Or one of the many others.