AndrePettersson

I am looking for a specialist niche under a E2 Visa, and perhaps to create my own organisation advising US firms who wish to expand their operations to the UK, The Netherlands and Belgium, whilst also taking the national US professional HR qualification on a distance learning basis (which you can do) to subsequently advise companies from the UK and Benelux going in the opposite direction.

I have the CIPD Level 7 from the UK, are presently based as an HRBP in Rotterdam and can speak fluent English, Dutch, Flemish (Belgium Dutch) and French.

If it is however not possible, viable or realistic here, I don't mind saving the money and staying in the EU, perhaps looking at the French or German market instead, and where I have the full and unrestricted legal right to freely live, work, travel and study, being a dual UK and Danish Citizen.

The E2 Visa is less with only a $100,000 investment required (as opposed to the ones that require $500,000 or $1,000,000), but you still do not get the full US Citizenship and exactly the same equal legal rights to freely live, work and take any job across all 50 states as an American has, and which I presently enjoy within the European Union.

md95065

In a word, "No".

US companies considering expanding their operations into Europe need a lot more assistance than just advice about local employment laws and HR policies. By the time that they are in a position to need anything more than a very high level overview of those areas they will probably be more interested in hiring people locally to deal with those issues than paying money to a US based consultant.

AndrePettersson

And most likely the same scenario then for Dutch and Belgium organisations wishing to expand into the US, that they would prefer an experienced American to advise them?

deadshoppingmalls

Yes. Remember the US is not one country, it's 50 little ones that somehow are bound together. For every federal law there is a state law. Employment law differs from state to state.

Looking at my own company's website, there are countless policies that state "if you are in CA....." or "If you are in NJ...."

scrubbedexpat099

Nope

Guindalf

scrubbedexpat099

Diane?

Rete

Why should the E2 give you the same benefits as an American citizen or a legal permanent resident. As you mentioned in another post, $100,000 is nothing and can be saved so quickly and easily. If it is nothing, then why do you think nothing can buy you coveted rights?

Nutmegger

You are looking at the E2 very simplistically. There is no specific investment number, as you seem to think, but you must have a good business plan in place, bricks and mortar premises rented, a couple of US employees to start with and hopefully more as years go by. Then you have to return to the Embassy in the UK every five years to show how well the business is doing and beg for renewal of the visa. Don't get the renewal, or want to retire, then you are back in the UK for good -- the E2 has no direct path to permanent residency. On top of all the business expenses, you have to start from scratch with somewhere to live, car, utilities, health insurance.

The kind of companies that are expanding into Europe have the benefit of top-level attorneys and accountants to advise them; they aren't going to head to some store-front start up. Please, stay in the UK.

Rete

Think he is in Rotterdam.

Nutmegger

Who knows, but last November he was talking about swapping London for NY, so I went by that:

"..... fulfill an eventual wish to swop the Big Smoke (London) for the Big Apple (New York), whether I can get there direct or have to go via Toronto or Montreal etc."

Twinkle0927

It's the Never-Ending Story.

ian-mstm

He's in Surrey.

Ian

MMcD

He's in Trouble (?)...

Googled his CV:
Academic credentials : Stellar/Impressive
Real world achievement: Something's askew/doesn't add up

ian-mstm

Friendly FYI: you want to delete most of that post... it's a violation of site rules and could get you banned.

Ian