Many of our clients are in the U.S. on some sort of a non-immigrant visa. We often get asked the following question from our clients: Can I renew my visa in Mexico? Applying for initial non-immigrant visa in Mexico If…
An E-2 visa is a visa classification that is available for foreign nationals who wish to live in the U.S. to develop and direct the operations of a business. The business can be large or small and an E-2 visa…
According to the Toronto Consulate visa chief, the U.S. consulate in Toronto has resumed processing E-2 visa applications. An E-2 visa can be a great visa option for an investor who wants to buy or start a business. You can…
If you are currently in the U.S. on an O-1 visa and your visa is about to expire, you company may be considering 2 of the following options: (i) filing an extension for 1 year or renewing your O-1 for…
Covid-19 has changed the rules for travel, engagement and employment. Many companies have started to reduce wages and put staff on leave, and some companies have reduced hours or terminated employees. This situation can cause particular difficulties for people who are on…
E-1 visa is a great visa for treaty traders who engage in international trade between the U.S. and their home treaty country. If you were granted an E-1 visa in the past and you now need to renew your E-1…
The O-1 nonimmigrant visa is for individuals who show they are extraordinary in a particular field. For more information about O-1 petitions, please click here. The O-1 visa allows individuals to live and work in the United States for a temporary…
Many investors that are in the U.S on an E-2 visa may have the opportunity to apply for a green card. For example, let us say that the spouse of an E-2 investor gets sponsored by his company for a…
An E-2 visa is not a dual intent visa but it is about as close to a dual intent visa as you can get. You can find out more about immigrant intent and dual intent by clicking here. For E-2…
The U.S. Consulate in Toronto has changed its procedure for renewals of E-2 visas. If the applicant did not receive their initial visa in Toronto, the applicant can no longer use the streamline application process, instead the applicant will have…
We just had an E-2 visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in London. The applicant was renewing the E-2 visa and the business is a consulting company in the field of commodities. The E-2 visa was renewed for 5 years.…
We just had an E-2 Investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The applicant was renewing the E-2 visa and was granted a renewal for 5 years. The business is a real estate development and residential construction company that has…
An E-2 visa is an ideal visa for a foreign national who wants to start their own business in the U.S. The key advantages of the E-2 Visa are the infinite renewal option, the fact that your family can come with…
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