The United States of America has four immigration divisions for the investment visa. Please note that any kind of immigration to the United States entails a complicated system. Many prospective immigrants feel it is necessary to seek the help of professional immigration experts. The four divisions for an investment visa are:
International Managers (L-1A)
Treaty Traders (E-1)
Treaty Investors (E-2)
Immigrant Investors (Eb(5)
International Managers:
A foreign company that is tied to the United States by at least fifty percent common ownership can have its manager apply to invest.
Treaty Traders:
Five hundred thousand dollars or over in a single year of trading means the executive or manager of the treaty country will have supervision of this large sum, and therefore can apply under the Treaty Traders category.
Treaty Investors:
An employer creating investment in the United States by a new business that has at least fifty percent ownership can have its developer or owner apply. The application can be made under Treaty Investors and the new business must be from a treaty country.
Immigrant Investors:
A person who has the means to make an investment of at least five hundred thousand dollars is one of the requirements for an Immigrant Investors application. This amount is 150% of the national unemployment rate. The investor must have ten employees in two years. If he or she does not do this an investment must be made in Regional Centre. Job multiplier studies can be used if direct employment is not. It should be noted that this category takes a long time. Because this investment visa is contentious it is impossible to predict the outcome.