Business
Who Handles What: Your Immigration Attorney and Your Business Support Team
If you are pursuing a business or investment visa, you will probably work with more than one professional along the way. Your immigration attorney handles the legal side. A business support team can handle the business-side pieces, such as the business plan …
Read MoreConfidentiality and Client Information When a Third Party Is Involved
When an attorney brings a business support provider into an E-2, L-1, EB-5, or EB-2 NIW matter, client information leaves the law firm. Financial statements, ownership details, passport copies, and business strategy move to people who are not bound by the attorney’s professional rules in the same way the attorney is …
Read MoreWhat a Market Study Is, and What Goes In One
If you are preparing an immigration business plan for an E-2, L-1, EB-5, or EB-2 NIW matter, you will see the phrase “market study” in almost every outline you come across. It is one of the longest sections of a typical plan, and often the one applicants understand least. This article explains what a market study is …
Read MoreWhat Happens After Your U.S. Business Checking Account Is Open
Opening a U.S. business checking account is a milestone for many founders pursuing an investor or entrepreneur visa. It is also the point where a new set of practical responsibilities begins. This article walks through what typically comes next: funding the account …
Read MoreThe Business-Side Bottlenecks That Quietly Delay Investor Matters
Most people preparing an investor or entrepreneur immigration case expect the legal work to take time. What catches many of them off guard is how often the delay comes from somewhere else: a business plan that is still in draft, an entity that has not been registered…
Read MoreWhat an EIN Is, and How the Application Works Without a Social Security Number
If you are planning a U.S. business as part of an E-2, L-1, or EB-5 matter, one of the first practical items on your list will be an Employer Identification Number, or EIN. Many founders living outside the United States assume they cannot get one because they do not have a Social Security Number. That assumption is not correct …
Read MoreImmigration Business Plan Costs: What You Pay For and What Moves the Price
If you are researching immigration business plan cost, you have probably found that quotes vary widely and that providers rarely explain why. This article explains what an immigration business plan actually includes, what typically drives the price up or down, and what to ask a provider before you pay for one.
Read MoreHow to Evaluate an Immigration Business Plan Provider: A Diligence Checklist
When a client’s E-2, L-1, EB-5, or EB-2 NIW matter needs a business plan, the attorney usually ends up choosing, or at least vetting, the provider who prepares it. That choice affects the quality of a supporting document, the client’s experience, and how much of your own time gets spent fixing avoidable problems.
Read MoreDocument Checklist for Your Immigration Business Plan
If you have hired someone to prepare a business plan for an E-2, L-1, EB-5, or EB-2 NIW matter, the first thing you will receive is a request for documents and an intake questionnaire. The list can look long.
Read MoreUS Company Registration for a Founder Living Abroad: How the Process Works
You do not need to live in the United States, hold a U.S. visa, or have a Social Security number to form a U.S. company. Many founders living abroad complete US company registration entirely from their home country, and the mechanics are more procedural than most people expect. This article walks through those mechanics…
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