sarahlou145

Thanks for all the very helpful advice
The visa he has been told to apply for is an E - he cant remember the number though!!
He has to fill in a questionnaire today and send it to the lawyers, and then we will go from there.
Im reaslly excited but not sure how long this is going to all take, so dont want to get too excited just yet.
Also am i right in saying that i should get a spuse visa through his, or do i also need to fill in paperwork?
Once we know a bit more I will tell my work and they may be able to do a transfer for me, in which case the lawyer said I would get an L1 visa, although i wonder if i can transfer on a spouse visa - i wasnt on the phone call so couldnt ak questions.
We are definitly going to come over for a visit beforehand to get an idea of areas etc.
Im sure I will have lots more questions in the upcoming weeks

Bob

It all depends on what visa he gets, it's pretty important you know what it is, and if it's an E2 visa, that's a bag of shite with no direct route to a greencard, in which case you getting the L1 visa and him coming over on the spouse L2 would be better.

chicagojlo

Elvira

Depends which E2............ manager (= good) vs investor (= absolute shite).

Bob

that's true, well I wouldn't call it good, just better

Philgr

That's why some of us like it

Pleasanton is a great place to bring up kids but, if you're not ready for a quiet lifestyle, SF is the place to be.

Poppy girl

LMAO Pleasanton is rocking next to Modesto

Folinskyinla

Hi:

Sigh -- old story. First of all, she didn't say which "E" it was. It might be an E-1. Even if an "E-2" -- the advisability is dependent upon the facts of each individual case. As for the "direct way" to a green card -- it is true that that EB-1-C is an analogue to L-1A -- but there may be other ways 'to skin a cat' as American slang goes.

Most of the prejudice here against E-2's involve what are generally individual investments which were fairly marginal to begin with and barely qualified for the visas. Generally ALL non-immigrant visas are subject to economic downturns, hell even the EB-5 immigrant visa granted on a conditional basis is subject to economic downturn.

Each case is different -- and generalizations should be avoided.

Giantaxe

A graveyard is rocking compared to Modesto. And Fresno. And Bakersfield.

md95065

So you would rather live in Colma than Modesto?

TCM

At least its nearer to San Francisco...

Folinskyinla

Oooooh! That is SO bad. ROFL.


[Sorry -- one has had to have lived in the City or nearby to get this. Colma actually has the largest population in the Bay Area by body count].

Giantaxe

Some of whom they had to move to build BART!

happynz

Hey, Colma has a couple of pubs that rock after the planting of anyone named Murphy, O' Donnell or Ryan.

Folinskyinla

After my time in the City. BART stopped at Daly City on the Bayside, Walnut Creek going inland from MacArthur and the Dublin/Pleasanton line did not exist. And the Nimitz double decker was still in existence through Oakland. Actually, BART was still under construction when I started law school.