Citizenship in the USA is a dream of many millions of people all over the world and despite the huge number of people who are granted citizenship every year, there is still a waiting list that will take around a decade to clear, and the applications keep coming in thick and fast.
One of the main reasons that the USA is so desirable to people from less economically developed countries because of the reputation it has; the land of freedom and opportunity. People from all over the world have dreams of moving to America and starting up a business.
However many people are unaware that there is a visa available for people intending to invest within the country, for which the preparation and waiting time is considerably shorter than the others.
There are two major ways to get an investor visa for USA.
The E1 and E2 investor visas are granted to those people who reside in countries that have a treaty with the USA to provide services and trade. Most countries in Europe are part a part of this treaty as well most South American countries apart from Brazil, Cuba, Guatemala and Ecuador. There are also several countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
The E5is known as the investor visa for the USA, and as you can probably guess, is it given to people who want to invest money in the USA. The threshold amount you need to invest to qualify varies from state to state, however it is usually around $500,000. In some states, it is required that the investor stays onto oversee the day to day operations of the business they have invested in, but not in all of them.
