Posts by Immigration Support Services
Reviewing a Business Plan Efficiently
An immigration business plan often runs dozens of pages, and it usually arrives in your inbox the same week as three other filings. This article lays out a fast review pass for the time-poor practitioner: what to read first when reviewing a business plan, what to check second, and which sections are typically lower priority on a first read.
Read MoreWhat Is an Immigration Business Plan? A Plain-Language Explainer
An immigration business plan is a detailed written document that describes a business and its projected future, prepared so that it can be included as a supporting document in an immigration filing. It typically explains what the company does, who runs it, how it will earn revenue, how it fits into its industry…
Read MoreHow One Immigration Attorney Handles the Immigration Business Plan for L-1 and E-2 Cases
For attorneys handling L-1 new office petitions and E-2 treaty investor cases, the immigration business plan is one of the most labor-intensive supporting documents in the file. Incomplete, generic, or late business document…
Read MoreHow to Open a U.S. Business Checking Account as a Foreign Founder
Plenty of entrepreneurs building a company in the United States get through entity formation feeling good about their progress, then hit an unexpected wall at the banking step. The business exists on paper, but there is nowhere to put the money. If you are living outside the U.S., that step can feel …
Read MoreImmigration Attorney Collaboration: Getting Non-Legal Client Questions Off Your Desk
Immigration attorneys who handle investor and entrepreneur cases tend to notice the same thing after a few years of practice. A meaningful share of client contact has nothing to do with law. This article looks at where that time goes, why business-side questions land on counsel’s desk even …
Read MoreHow to Write an Immigration Business Plan for E-2 Visa Purposes: 7 Practical Tips
If you are putting together documentation for an E-2 case, the business plan is often one of the larger pieces of writing you will produce. It has to describe a real business clearly enough that someone unfamiliar with it can understand what it does, how it makes money, and where it is headed.
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