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The EB-5 visa category allows entrepreneurs to apply for a green card if they make a substantial investment in a commercial enterprise in the U.S., and plan to create or preserve ten permanent full-time jobs for qualified US workers. Immigrants can invest directly in a job-creating business, or they can invest through Regional Centers approved by USCIS to promote economic growth in designated areas.

Every year, on April 1st, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) begins accepting applications for H-1B visas, better known as “work visas.” Generally, the H-1B visa is initially issued for three years and can be extended for an additional three years.

After 18 months of the Covid-19 travel ban, the United States will finally reopen its borders to fully vaccinated travelers from Europe starting in November. Therefore, this is the best time to start working on preparing E1/E2 trader/investor visa and O1 extraordinary ability visa packages. These are very complex applications comprised of several forms, cover and recommendation letters, and supporting documents.

USCIS recently announced the reinstatement of the International Entrepreneur Parole, a program that was initially introduced in 2017 and subsequently halted by the Trump administration. The International Entrepreneur Parole program is meant to offer an opportunity for foreign entrepreneurs to create and develop start-up companies with high growth potential in the United States

The number of artists in the United States is significant. “Artists” as it is defined for immigration purposes at least. In fact, one of the most common visas is the O-1, also known as the Artist Visa. To be more precise, the O-1 visa is not reserved exclusively for artists, but for all those who can show extraordinary ability in certain fields, such as the arts.

Under the new U.S. administration, major changes are expected in the field of business immigration, which is the branch of U.S. immigration law regarding investor and employment-based visas.