How can we set up company and have visas for the US? 20 Answers as of January 05, 2012

The E visa may be a good option if you plan to invest at least $50,000 in a US business and hire at least one US worker. The E visa is only temporary, so if you are looking to move permanently to the US, you will need an investment of $1,000,000 and hire 10 workers. The process is complicated, so you should speak with an immigration attorney.

There are different investment visas. the EB5 visa is the one who allows you to enter the U.S. with a conditional permanent residence first and moves towards non-conditional permanent residence. The Immigration website provides a good summary of this visa at http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=facb83453d4a3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=facb83453d4a3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD. There are other visas that allow you to work in the U.S. as well.

You may qualify for L or other types of visas depending on how large your company is and other factors. How to structure the deal and what type of company to establish in the U.S. depends on what type of visas that you may qualify for. It's best to check with an attorney first before taking any action.

There are several different alternatives that may allow you to receive extended non-immigrant and/or immigrant visas in the United States. It really depends upon what you and your wife wish to do and how much of an investment you are willing to make.

You can incorporate a business in the US, trnasfer funds, sign a commercial lease; then apply for the new office L-1A visa.

There are multiple options for you to come to the US; including the possibility of E visas, L-1A visas special immigrant investor visas, depending on the circumstances of the company. Our firm can assist you in setting up the company as well as with the immigration process.

You may want to look into what is referred to as an L visa, or consider other investment options that could lead straight to a greencard.

It sounds to me as though your best option is to open a branch or subsidiary office of your company in the U.S. and then apply for either L-1A visas or for an EB-5 immigrant investor visa, depending on how much money you plan to invest and how many jobs you can create and sustain. Both of these processes are complex and I would recommend meeting with an attorney to discuss your options further.

Before answering your question, there are a lot of questions I would ask. BUT to simplify matters the answer is YES you can form U.S. company that would be either your company a subsidiary of the Chinese company or any other legal affiliation between the groups. Forming a U.S. company is so simple I won't go into details all you might want to consider is where you want your U.S. company situated in the U.S. You, the Chinese company or both of you have to be at least 50% owners of the U.S. entity, which is allowed even though you are not U.S. residents or citizens. The secret to success in after creating this company is that everything should be transparently correct. The ownership, the investment, that it is really doing business, etc. With these basics in place everything should flow smoothly.