zigglr

My end goal is to move my internet to company to the US. My clientele are located in the UK and USA, however no face to face interaction is needed - everything is done online. Currently it is just me working in the company but I am willing to hire people in the US. Can anyone give be an idea of how much my company should be making / how much I will need to invest?

Jerseygirl

Unless your circumstances have changed...I suspect the answer will be the same as given in your previous thread.

http://britishexpats.com/forum/us-im...siness-864200/

ian-mstm

If it's an internet company, why does it need to be in the US? Answer = it doesn't.


And that's the answer to the question you just asked. You don't actually need to be in the US. I'm going to repeat what I wrote to you more than a year ago: the US has no interest whatsoever in what you want to do.


If, in the last year, you couldn't be arsed to look up the answer for yourself, why do you think we'd even want to spoon feed you the information. You said you were studying to be a lawyer... I suggest you hone your Google skills and look it up for yourself. The information is freely available.

Ian

zigglr

It doesn't need to be in the US in order to be allowed to move there. Take a look at this company: - they are an internet company and moved from Amsterdam to US, and no they didn't need to be there.

You people seem to just sit on here and put everyone down no matter what. Very sad.

celticgrid

No, they didn't. They expanded, and have offices and staff in both Amsterdam and Los Angeles. That's not the same as a 1-man outfit moving to the US.

And they are a marketing company who I bet rely on face to face relationships. Your business, by your own admission does not.

Apart from that, identical situations.

Sigh.

Noorah101

Since you asked here once before, and now asking again, I'm going to say that by now you should have had at least a one- time consultation with an immigration attorney who can advise you of your best path forward.

Rene

ian-mstm

Don't confuse you and your company. You're the one who wants to be in the US... you're simply trying to use your company as a means to do it. By your own admission, your company doesn't need to be in the US - therefore, neither do you.


If you want to denigrate me, fine - bring it on. But don't you dare lump the others under the umbrella of "you people". We people have seen your type many times before... big ideas but an inherent unwillingness to actually learn from what people tell you.


With respect, none of us put "everyone" down. I may think your idea has no merit whatsoever, but I don't actually care enough about you to want to put you down. You really should learn to separate people and things.

Ian

nun

Why do you want to move your company to the US?

For you to move to the US and start a company you'd look into EB-5.....and need $1Million.

A non-resident can incorporate in the US.....but then you'd have to deal with US taxation and why would you want to do that?

scrubbedexpat099

E2?

petitefrancaise

I know people (me included) that won't always want to do business with a company that is outside of the legal jurisdiction in which they live.
just saying that the OP might actually have a good reason to base himself here. Although in his previous thread he mentioned Canada..... might be a better move since the election!

ian-mstm

Fair enough - but if it's an online business and he has a .com address as opposed to a .co.uk address, then no one who goes to the website will know any differently - and he can put whatever information he likes on the website. There are also lots of services that provide a US mailing address and US phone number.

Ian

PeterFrank

Canada has an excellent startup visa (very underused) with a quick path to citizenship. I looked into it.

I am a green card holder now working in the USA and I use multiple suppliers in canada.

Could be a lot cheaper and give you quick access to the USA market.

christmasoompa

Just to clarify for the OP, it's not a quicker route to Canadian citizenship if PR is obtained via the Start Up Visa route, it's still 4 years of living there as a PR before being eligible to apply. Canada doesn't differentiate when it comes to citizenship (unlike some countries, i.e. the US where LPR spouses of citizens can apply for citizenship sooner than those that have employment based LPR), it's the same for all.

HTH.