NON-IMMIGRANT BUSINESS VISAS

The process of securing visas to the United States such as the L-1A and L-1B, H or the EB-5 visa begins with carefully selecting the specific business that a businessman from China is going to invest in in the U.S. Without careful work to set up the right picture to present to the U.S. consular office, an application will almost certainly be rejected.

Filling our the government forms and arranging for a visa interview is the very easy part of the process, any good consultant or lawyer can do this; what the application says about the KIND OF INVESTMENT being made in the U.S. will in large part determine whether a visa application is approved or rejected.

L visas and H visas are approved for applicants who can demonstrate that they are making an ‘’active’’ investment. The applicant must be actively managing the business. Employment in the U.S. must be created or retained by the investment. Simply trying to buy a home in the U.S. and make ‘’passive’’ investments that do not require professional management is almost certainly to be rejected by immigration officials.

Some examples of active investments that are often looked upon favorably are motel ownership, retail store ownership or actively managing real estate development projects in the U.S. Many such investments can be purchased through a ‘’franchise’’ that would allow the ownership of one or more units of a large, famous company, for example, Ramada Inns or Seven Eleven convenience stores. Many other investments are acceptable as well. Selecting the correct investment with the applicant’s active involvement that will be looked upon favorably by the U.S. immigration service is the MOST IMPORTANT part of the entire process.

This research and final selection of the investment offering the best chance of being looked upon favorably by immigration officials should be done first. It is clearly the key step in the process.

Any misstatements can easily result in the initial applications being rejected. Also, one needs to reapply for L-1 visas for example after one year. Documentation must be provided in this process to prove that all statements made in the initial application have been fulfilled. Poor attention to such matters can lead to big problems and visa rejections after only one year in the U.S.

Therefore it is clear that simply hiring a lawyer to fill out a visa application is almost certainly going to lead to a rejected application. Careful planning and research on the kind of investment being made in the U.S. is the MOST IMPORTANT part of the entire process.

+OUR SERVICES.

The Washington Business Group offers full and complete service to provide the visa applicant with the very best chance of having a visa application approved and having later extensions of that visa approved.

The WBG offers a wide variety of customized familiarization tours and business tours of the U.S. for visiting businessmen, government officials, students and others. These experiences involve complete lodging, meals and meetings programs that run from just a few days to several weeks. Each tour is accompanied by a professional Tour Guide.

+We can help you make that investment and buy that business in the U.S.

We can, of course, fill out all the necessary applications. This is done through the Law Firm of Williams Mullen.

+We can arrange a video conference to prepare you for your visa interview.

+We can work with you once you arrive in the U.S. to see that your business activity will likely result in an approval for a continuation of your visa after the first year.

+OUR FEE STRUCTURE

Our fee is charged in two steps:

1) Working with you to select the business you wish to invest in and then providing all legal work to conclude the purchase of that business is $8000 payable at the beginning of the process. All necessary research, analysis, and consultations with you the applicant is included in this price.

2) The actual preparation and filing of all necessary application documents and a video conference to assist you prepare for the actual visa interview is the second and final step. A second fee of $7000 must be paid at the beginning of this process.