E2 Visa
This is the investment visa. The immigrant starts a
business or buys an existing business in the U.S. The amount that must
be invested has now been increased to $1 million, but if the business is
started in an undeveloped area such as certain areas of Central Florida,
the amount is halved to $500,000. This visa does not lead to permanent
residence.
L1 Visa
This visa is for those who already have a business outside of the U.S.
The immigrant can be transferred to that business as an intra transfer.
This option can lead to permanent residence status (a green card)
H Visa
This visa is for those with special skills not possessed by citizens of
the U.S. It is renewable for three years.
Visa Lottery
This visa is available for immigrants with a high school degree. The
age of the
person is immaterial.
Extending stay
in U.S. requires a B1 or B2 Visa
It’s not difficult to extend the time you can stay in the U.S. as a visitor,
according to immigration & tax lawyer Stanley Rose.
Recent changes to immigration law made 90 days the default time allowed
visitors.
Rose, a Southwest Florida tax lawyer says that visitors from visa waiver
countries such as Great Britain and Ireland, can go to the U.S. Embassy and
obtain a B2 visa that will allow the immigration officer to extend that amount
of time to 180 days. For further information on this subject, please visit
Rose's website, or email him at
SRose@RoseTaxLaw.com
There
are many other types of visa available, according to Ricardo Skerrett,
Attorney-at-Law, Immigration Practitioner. You will find an extensive
list of these visas on
Attorney Ricardo
Skerrett's website , a bi-lingual source of information and articles
about immigration and citizenship.
