For an E2 visa, do you need to apply where you are resident or where a citizen?
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Just out of interest does anyone know if it is possible to get an E2 visa with a crimial record? Currentley had 4 waivers for B2.. I know they completley different visas & every case is different. So i just wondered if it is a complere NO go or can be done depending.. Thanks in advance..
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I'm not sure if his plan will work like the former or the later and whether being a passive investor in a SPV is eligible for an E-2 visa. Besides my understanding is that an SPV is usually a trading vehicle with primary financing from investors (probably American investors in this case). So just because the SPV may have $10 million in investments, that does not mean that the company or the person on the E-2 visa has that much skin in the game. SPVs also got a very bad reputation during the credit crisis where banks such as Citigroup had over 500 setup in the Cayman Islands to get around US banking regulations and taxes and created most of their losses.
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/usc...00b92ca60aRCRD
Last edited by Michael; Mar 17th 2013 at 4:02 pm.
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The E-2 visa is a strange visa. We know it as "the visa from hell" for small businesses but large companies sometimes also use it to transfer executives and the employee can get a green card via EB1(c).
I'm not sure if his plan will work like the former or the later and whether being a passive investor in a SPV is eligible for an E-2 visa. Besides my understanding is that an SPV is usually a trading vehicle with primary financing from investors (probably American investors in this case). So just because the SPV may have $10 million in investments, that does not mean that the company or the person on the E-2 visa has that much skin in the game. SPVs also got a very bad reputation during the credit crisis where banks such as Citigroup had over 500 setup in the Cayman Islands to get around US banking regulations and taxes and created most of their losses.
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/usc...00b92ca60aRCRD
I'm not sure if his plan will work like the former or the later and whether being a passive investor in a SPV is eligible for an E-2 visa. Besides my understanding is that an SPV is usually a trading vehicle with primary financing from investors (probably American investors in this case). So just because the SPV may have $10 million in investments, that does not mean that the company or the person on the E-2 visa has that much skin in the game. SPVs also got a very bad reputation during the credit crisis where banks such as Citigroup had over 500 setup in the Cayman Islands to get around US banking regulations and taxes and created most of their losses.
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/usc...00b92ca60aRCRD
The funding for the SPV comes from the main fund which based out of Gibraltar, that in turn is funded by investors. We do not solicit Americans due to SEC laws-we just make the investment in the US property market both residential and commercial. The SPV is just the holding and managing entity for the investments within the US. We are fully compliant with US Tax laws under FACTA. Our Lawyers are confident that we can gain E2 Visa approval as a company rather than the individual. feel free to take a look www.temple-rock.com and let me know your thoughts. James
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Just out of interest does anyone know if it is possible to get an E2 visa with a crimial record? Currentley had 4 waivers for B2.. I know they completley different visas & every case is different. So i just wondered if it is a complere NO go or can be done depending.. Thanks in advance..
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I agree with you, but it worth noting that fund is fully operational and taking in money. This is no fly by operation that was dreamed up overnight; lot of people and large household names involved.
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I wonder how many on here qualify to enter your site.
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The funding for the SPV comes from the main fund which based out of Gibraltar, that in turn is funded by investors. We do not solicit Americans due to SEC laws-we just make the investment in the US property market both residential and commercial. The SPV is just the holding and managing entity for the investments within the US. We are fully compliant with US Tax laws under FACTA. Our Lawyers are confident that we can gain E2 Visa approval as a company rather than the individual. feel free to take a look www.temple-rock.com and let me know your thoughts. James
Also I suspect that the interviewing officer at the Embassy doesn't even know what a SPV is and since the money is coming from overseas and not US investors, that should be a major plus in acquiring an E2 visa.
However I have never heard of a visa being issued for a company and not an individual so that is where I have my greatest doubts
Last edited by Michael; Mar 19th 2013 at 6:42 pm.
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It's how Philips bring people into the US, or how they did. E2 based company brings in people from the base country.
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Not really. The visa is issued to the executive based on his need by the company. Since he is a passive investor in the company, he have no active role in the company. An E2 visa is similar to a L-1A visa for executives but some companies chose to use the E2 visa for reasons unknown to me but possibly due to the lack of the one year requirement working for the company that is required for a L-1A visa transfer.
Last edited by Michael; Mar 19th 2013 at 6:44 pm.
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Re: For an E2 visa, do you need to apply where you are resident or where a citizen?
Not really. The visa is issued to the executive based on his need by the company. Since he is a passive investor in the company, he have no active role in the company. An E2 visa is similar to a L-1A visa for executives but some companies chose to use the E2 visa for reasons unknown to me but possibly due to the lack of the one year requirement working for the company that is required for a L-1A visa transfer.
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Re: For an E2 visa, do you need to apply where you are resident or where a citizen?
Not really. The visa is issued to the executive based on his need by the company. Since he is a passive investor in the company, he have no active role in the company. An E2 visa is similar to a L-1A visa for executives but some companies chose to use the E2 visa for reasons unknown to me but possibly due to the lack of the one year requirement working for the company that is required for a L-1A visa transfer.