E2 Visa Boca Raton | Rothrock Immigration Lawyer
E2 immigration lawyer Carl Rothrock
E2 Visa Boca Raton. The E2 Visa is a temporary business visa that allows an applicant to enter the U.S. to start a business. Carl Rothrock is an immigration lawyer in Boca Raton, Florida, with additional offices in Miami, Naples, and Fort Lauderdale. The Rothrock Law Firm has successfully represented thousands of clients from more than 100 countries.
- The E2 visa allows an applicant to own and operate a business in the United States.
- The United States and the foreign country must have a treaty that allows for the E-2 Visa.
- Click this link to see which countries have a treaty with the United States allowing for E-2 visas.
- The E2 applicant must be a citizen of the country that has a treaty with the United States.
- The E2 visa applicant must own a majority interest in the U.S. business and/or must control the business.
- The E2 applicant must manage the business. (S)he cannot simply work at the business.
- The applicant must make a substantial investment, and the investment must be at risk. In other words, the applicant cannot simply put money in a business bank account.
- The E-2 visa is temporary. The State Department will issue the visa anywhere from three months to five years, according to the terms of the treaty.
- The E2 visa holder's spouse and unmarried children under 21 can live with the treaty holder. The spouse can work, and the children can attend public school.
How Long Does it Take to Get an E2 visa?
- If the applicant is currently outside the United States, (s)he must file the E2 visa application through the U.S. Embassy. Although wait times vary, many of the Embassies are currently taking 2 to 9 months to interview E2 clients. The Embassies are usually issuing the visa around 2 weeks after the interview.
- If the applicant is already in the United States under another status, such as visitor status, (s)he may file an application for change of status while in the United States. The U.S. government is currently taking around 10 months to process the application. If the applicant pays an extra fee, the government will make a decision within thirty days.
- The Rothrock Law Firm usually recommends to its clients to file the application through the Embassy. The Embassy issues the visa for up to five years. During the period in which the visa is valid, the E2 visa holder can travel in and out of the United States. If the applicant files the application through USCIS, the government will issue E2 authorization for up to 2 years only. Further, if the applicant leaves the United States before the 2 years ends, (s)he will not be able to re-enter the United States with E2 status.
Can the Rothrock Law Firm help me obtain an E-2 Visa if I live outside the United States?
Yes, the Rothrock Law Firm can represent you regardless of whether you live within the United States or outside the United States. The attorneys at the Rothrock Law Firm are admitted to practice before the United States Immigration Courts in all fifty states. Carl Rothrock has practiced law since 1989. Many of our clients reside abroad when they hire us.
Prior to practicing immigration law, Carl Rothrock served as a complex litigation consultant to the defense teams of many Fortune 100 companies, including Shell Oil, British Petroleum, Chevron, Chesapeake Energy, Bank of America, UBS Bank of Switzerland, Johnson & Johnson, American Airlines and Walmart. He also acted as counsel for over 800 clients in a defective product litigation involving defective construction materials. Our attorneys have a combined 65 years of experience and have filed thousands of immigration cases.
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