scrubbedexpat099

The E2 is tied to a particular business, is this a new subsidiary?

Pulaski

What do you mean by "work permit"? Do you mean green card?

Given that you can't get from an E-2 to a green card without some other significant factor making it possible, if your parents got green cards, it would be interesting to know how.

scrubbedexpat099

Usual route would be by the other half getting a job and then being sponsored by that Employer.

Or EB5

Or a child that was born in the US

Or one that married a USC and obtained Citizenship

Noorah101

Can you be more specific about what your parents actually have in hand? If they have a valid E-2 visa, they don't need a "work permit" (Employment Authorization Document, or EAD).

Can you provide the exact name of the document you are calling a "work permit"?

Yes.

Rene

londonboy450

According to CBP, a EAD is requried for my mother to work elsewhere

Noorah101

OK, so your mother has an EAD, as she is the dependent E-2 visa holder, correct? So she is allowed to work anywhere she wants. That's fine.

In your post, you mention that BOTH parents have work permits. What is it that your father has in hand?

Rene

ian-mstm

Please use specific language. I see that your mom has an EAD, what does your dad have? If he has an E2 visa, he doesn't need a "work permit".


If you have an E2 visa, you can indeed work... as long as you work solely for the E2 company.


A moment ago you said marriage wasn't an option.


What is "it"? Please don't use pronouns when you write, because it's never clear what you're referring to!

Ian

londonboy450

My mother has a EAD which as stated allows her to work for any employer and my father is the Principle applicant of the E2 Visa
I am on the E2 as an employee of the company but if my prospective employer petition the USCIS I can work for them.
When i refereed to "it" i meant the current E2 Treaty Investor visa.

Marriage is not an option because my parents want me to find a job first and foremost.

Sorry for any confusion caused by my previous postings.

scrubbedexpat099

You have a job, that is how you obtained the E2 visa.

Noorah101

Your father's visa and your mother's EAD have no bearing on your own visa, except that your father having the business means you can be employed there on your E-2.

Correct.

Then you need to keep job-hunting.

I'm not sure what you're looking for regarding advice here. You can work for the E-2 business right now. If the E-2 business shuts down, you have no right to stay in the USA and must return home. If you find an employer willing to sponsor you for a work visa, you can go down that route. What else can we say?

Rene