Fish Out Of Water.
Dec 18th 2002, 11:35 pm
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Fish Out Of Water.
I and a friend came to the usa to start a small business. We came on a visitors visa on the advice of a woman I met in early may. I was told that if I started a business and then applied for a work permit I would get it. I am afraid I was duped into believing this and she is not anywhere to be seen now. I wondered if anyone had any good advice what to do now?Is it possible to extend the visitor visa for a while until I get things worked out? I am thinking I should contact a lawyer but am not sure if they can do anything .It is hard being here and fiding things different.I feel if I go to a lawer they will arrange a meeting and just take my fees. What I wish to know is the possibilities of me staying.I thank you sincereley. Eric Skillen .
Dec 19th 2002, 2:54 am
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Re: Fish Out Of Water.
>Subject: Fish Out Of Water.
>From: SCUDO [email protected]
>Date: 12/18/02 7:35 PM Eastern Standard Time
>Message-id:
>I and a friend came to the usa to start a small business. We came on a
>visitors visa on the advice of a woman I met in early may. I was told
>that if I started a business and then applied for a work permit I would
>get it. I am afraid I was duped into believing this and she is not
>anywhere to be seen now. I wondered if anyone had any good advice what
>to do now?Is it possible to extend the visitor visa for a while until I
>get things worked out? I am thinking I should contact a lawyer but am
>not sure if they can do anything .It is hard being here and fiding
>things different.I feel if I go to a lawer they will arrange a meeting
>and just take my fees. What I wish to know is the possibilities of me
>staying.I thank you sincereley. Eric Skillen .
What is your status now? B-1/B-2? The possibility of extending your stay
without a good reason are zero. If you tell the INS you need to wrap up a
business you started, they will come haul you away. When does your stay expire.
How much do you have invested in the business? is it a million dollars?
>From: SCUDO [email protected]
>Date: 12/18/02 7:35 PM Eastern Standard Time
>Message-id:
>I and a friend came to the usa to start a small business. We came on a
>visitors visa on the advice of a woman I met in early may. I was told
>that if I started a business and then applied for a work permit I would
>get it. I am afraid I was duped into believing this and she is not
>anywhere to be seen now. I wondered if anyone had any good advice what
>to do now?Is it possible to extend the visitor visa for a while until I
>get things worked out? I am thinking I should contact a lawyer but am
>not sure if they can do anything .It is hard being here and fiding
>things different.I feel if I go to a lawer they will arrange a meeting
>and just take my fees. What I wish to know is the possibilities of me
>staying.I thank you sincereley. Eric Skillen .
What is your status now? B-1/B-2? The possibility of extending your stay
without a good reason are zero. If you tell the INS you need to wrap up a
business you started, they will come haul you away. When does your stay expire.
How much do you have invested in the business? is it a million dollars?
Dec 19th 2002, 2:59 am
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Re: Fish Out Of Water.
The real truth of the situation is the woman in question was very misinformed. It sounds like you entered the US on a B-1 Visa - as visitor on business. However this type of visa is purely for residents of other countries with permanent ties to those countries, to enter the US for the business purposes NOT to set up a business.
The INS grants visas to investors in US businesses but your investment must be very significant ie $1m in the case of a new business or $500k in an area of higher unemployment.
You must be able to prove 10 or more jobs will be created in the case of new businesses.
The form you would file in this instance is I-526, if you meet these requirements. You would also be classed as an EB-5 status which is basically the 1-5 system the INS use to prioritise Permanent Resident applications (Green Cards).
You should seek the advice of an attorney if you intend to stay - its a golden rule to abide by INS laws and regulations.
The INS grants visas to investors in US businesses but your investment must be very significant ie $1m in the case of a new business or $500k in an area of higher unemployment.
You must be able to prove 10 or more jobs will be created in the case of new businesses.
The form you would file in this instance is I-526, if you meet these requirements. You would also be classed as an EB-5 status which is basically the 1-5 system the INS use to prioritise Permanent Resident applications (Green Cards).
You should seek the advice of an attorney if you intend to stay - its a golden rule to abide by INS laws and regulations.
Originally posted by SCUDO
I and a friend came to the usa to start a small business. We came on a visitors visa on the advice of a woman I met in early may. I was told that if I started a business and then applied for a work permit I would get it. I am afraid I was duped into believing this and she is not anywhere to be seen now. I wondered if anyone had any good advice what to do now?Is it possible to extend the visitor visa for a while until I get things worked out? I am thinking I should contact a lawyer but am not sure if they can do anything .It is hard being here and fiding things different.I feel if I go to a lawer they will arrange a meeting and just take my fees. What I wish to know is the possibilities of me staying.I thank you sincereley. Eric Skillen .
I and a friend came to the usa to start a small business. We came on a visitors visa on the advice of a woman I met in early may. I was told that if I started a business and then applied for a work permit I would get it. I am afraid I was duped into believing this and she is not anywhere to be seen now. I wondered if anyone had any good advice what to do now?Is it possible to extend the visitor visa for a while until I get things worked out? I am thinking I should contact a lawyer but am not sure if they can do anything .It is hard being here and fiding things different.I feel if I go to a lawer they will arrange a meeting and just take my fees. What I wish to know is the possibilities of me staying.I thank you sincereley. Eric Skillen .
Dec 20th 2002, 10:59 pm
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Re: Fish Out Of Water.
"NorthSouth" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> The real truth of the situation is the woman in question was very
> misinformed. It sounds like you entered the US on a B-1 Visa - as
> visitor on business. However this type of visa is purely for residents
> of other countries with permanent ties to those countries, to enter the
> US for the business purposes NOT to set up a business.
There are two nonimmigrant (temporary) visa categories for a person who
wishes to pursue his own business in the U.S.: E-1 and E-2. See
http://www.americanlaw.com/e1e2.html,
http://www.usvisanews.com./memo1676.html.
> The INS grants visas to investors in US businesses but your investment
> must be very significant ie $1m in the case of a new business or $500k
> in an area of higher unemployment.
> You must be able to prove 10 or more jobs will be created in the case of
> new businesses.
> The form you would file in this instance is I-526, if you meet these
> requirements. You would also be classed as an EB-5 status which is
> basically the 1-5 system the INS use to prioritise Permanent Resident
> applications (Green Cards).
All the above refers to the immigrant (permanent resident) category for
investors. See http://www.americanlaw.com/investor.html,
ttp://www.usvisanews.com./investor.html,
http://www.visalaw.com/00nov2/12nov200.html.
> You should seek the advice of an attorney if you intend to stay - its a
> golden rule to abide by INS laws and regulations.
> Originally posted by SCUDO
> I and a friend came to the usa to start a small business. We came on a
> visitors visa on the advice of a woman I met in early may. I was told
> that if I started a business and then applied for a work permit I would
> get it. I am afraid I was duped into believing this and she is not
> anywhere to be seen now. I wondered if anyone had any good advice what
> to do now?Is it possible to extend the visitor visa for a while until I
> get things worked out? I am thinking I should contact a lawyer but am
> not sure if they can do anything .It is hard being here and fiding
> things different.I feel if I go to a lawer they will arrange a meeting
> and just take my fees. What I wish to know is the possibilities of me
> staying.I thank you sincereley. Eric Skillen .
news:[email protected]...
> The real truth of the situation is the woman in question was very
> misinformed. It sounds like you entered the US on a B-1 Visa - as
> visitor on business. However this type of visa is purely for residents
> of other countries with permanent ties to those countries, to enter the
> US for the business purposes NOT to set up a business.
There are two nonimmigrant (temporary) visa categories for a person who
wishes to pursue his own business in the U.S.: E-1 and E-2. See
http://www.americanlaw.com/e1e2.html,
http://www.usvisanews.com./memo1676.html.
> The INS grants visas to investors in US businesses but your investment
> must be very significant ie $1m in the case of a new business or $500k
> in an area of higher unemployment.
> You must be able to prove 10 or more jobs will be created in the case of
> new businesses.
> The form you would file in this instance is I-526, if you meet these
> requirements. You would also be classed as an EB-5 status which is
> basically the 1-5 system the INS use to prioritise Permanent Resident
> applications (Green Cards).
All the above refers to the immigrant (permanent resident) category for
investors. See http://www.americanlaw.com/investor.html,
ttp://www.usvisanews.com./investor.html,
http://www.visalaw.com/00nov2/12nov200.html.
> You should seek the advice of an attorney if you intend to stay - its a
> golden rule to abide by INS laws and regulations.
> Originally posted by SCUDO
> I and a friend came to the usa to start a small business. We came on a
> visitors visa on the advice of a woman I met in early may. I was told
> that if I started a business and then applied for a work permit I would
> get it. I am afraid I was duped into believing this and she is not
> anywhere to be seen now. I wondered if anyone had any good advice what
> to do now?Is it possible to extend the visitor visa for a while until I
> get things worked out? I am thinking I should contact a lawyer but am
> not sure if they can do anything .It is hard being here and fiding
> things different.I feel if I go to a lawer they will arrange a meeting
> and just take my fees. What I wish to know is the possibilities of me
> staying.I thank you sincereley. Eric Skillen .
Dec 21st 2002, 2:23 am
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Re: Fish Out Of Water.
If you have an existing business in your home country, you
can manage to get an L1. Which is a much better path to get GC
and the terms of payment, etc..are more liberal then H1.
A lot of folks are arriving in US under the L1 Managerial Category.
Make sure you do all the paperwork as INS will do a detailed
analysis.
Hopefully this helps.
SCUDO wrote in message news:...
> I and a friend came to the usa to start a small business. We came on a
> visitors visa on the advice of a woman I met in early may. I was told
> that if I started a business and then applied for a work permit I would
> get it. I am afraid I was duped into believing this and she is not
> anywhere to be seen now. I wondered if anyone had any good advice what
> to do now?Is it possible to extend the visitor visa for a while until I
> get things worked out? I am thinking I should contact a lawyer but am
> not sure if they can do anything .It is hard being here and fiding
> things different.I feel if I go to a lawer they will arrange a meeting
> and just take my fees. What I wish to know is the possibilities of me
> staying.I thank you sincereley. Eric Skillen .
can manage to get an L1. Which is a much better path to get GC
and the terms of payment, etc..are more liberal then H1.
A lot of folks are arriving in US under the L1 Managerial Category.
Make sure you do all the paperwork as INS will do a detailed
analysis.
Hopefully this helps.
SCUDO wrote in message news:...
> I and a friend came to the usa to start a small business. We came on a
> visitors visa on the advice of a woman I met in early may. I was told
> that if I started a business and then applied for a work permit I would
> get it. I am afraid I was duped into believing this and she is not
> anywhere to be seen now. I wondered if anyone had any good advice what
> to do now?Is it possible to extend the visitor visa for a while until I
> get things worked out? I am thinking I should contact a lawyer but am
> not sure if they can do anything .It is hard being here and fiding
> things different.I feel if I go to a lawer they will arrange a meeting
> and just take my fees. What I wish to know is the possibilities of me
> staying.I thank you sincereley. Eric Skillen .
