paul-niki

Sorry to repeat (probably) a previous question.
I have looked at the Pulanski guide. I own a business in the UK that could be managed in my absence. Could anyone suggest where to further research this potential option.

Many thanks,

Paul

Duncan Roberts

That's a business issue, not an immigration one. Try putting out an ad looking for a manager and then interviewing candidates.

scrubbedexpat099

How long has the business been operational, how many employees do you have?

paul-niki

4 years in current form.

2 permanent employees.

We are a building renovation/maintenance company. We carry out mainly local council disability grant works and private school maintenance.
As our work force requirements are varied in size and trade we generally use 5-8 sub-contractors.

I only mention the Pulanski guide as my father can run the company without me. If there is even a glimmer of a chance that I could then use this position to aid a route to the U.S then I would be interested to find information about a possible route. I am simply testing the water to see if there is ANYWAY i can get in short of selling my kidneys on the black market!

paul-niki

Sorry mate, should have explained. I have someone to manage my business in the UK. What I want is an option to keep this business and alsowork in the U.S

Cheers, Paul

henryh

L-1? need a good lawyer with relevant experience. How specialised is the work your business does? Could it be applied to the Americans with Disabilities Act requirements?

scrubbedexpat099

That is going to be your problem.

Going to need a lawyer who really knows his stuff to wangle a L.

goldenstate31

no probs here, a well drafted business plan of why you see an opening in the US for your business adventure and explanatory details about staffing, who will continue running the UK side, whilst you are in the US, pay slips, etc will suffice.
Might be worth a mention also, to put in with the original business plan, your plans for renewal i.e staffing levels etc on year 1 year 2 and so on and so forth. Just get an immigration attorney that likes to deal with smaller companies.

scrubbedexpat099

Getting a L is one issue, renewing it after a year is another.

goldenstate31

exactly

paul-niki

The L option seems to be an issue of longevity and offers little chance of permenance.
Would purchasing a business be an option? Obviously most business' for sale are probably going to be on the slide but I would be interested if anyone has experience of this route. I also noted that to be eligible a business has to require a minimum ammount of investment, unless approved by the immigration dept for some kind of dispensation.
I have ben fortunate and a big proprortion of the work I have done has been either historical/listed buildings or disabled facilities/ammendments. Both fields that are a bit more exclusive or "specialized". Could this aid my chances in some way, such as ammending an existing business?

henryh

L-1 has a better chance of permanence that most other options except EB-5.

Michelmas

Not sure of this point. The buildings may be specialized, but i would hazard a guess that the work you do to them isn't. Probably still falls under the construction to code umbrella.

scrubbedexpat099

I do know quite a bit about the Historical side.

Secretary of Interiors standards is the guiding influence.

It is certainly specialised and usually involves working around nonsensical code issues.

paul-niki

Sorry mate should have explained.

Currently to attain trader registration for council disability works requires accreditation so not many firms do it, considered specialized trade.
The historical stuff is similar in that our work on listed buildings has been through historical societies/national trust so again carried out by limited number of companies, again considered fairly specialized.
Just mentioned these two fields as if the U.S has similar areas of construction considered specialized then hopefully it may give me a bit more of a unique selling point.

Cheers, Paul