E2 visa and owning a business

[Karlam 0]

I briefly saw a video on YouTube that said: "An investor who has not previously run a business may find it challenging to obtain an E TWO visa for a pure start-up business."

How accurate is this? If a person is self employed through a limited company, and that limited company is in their name, working as a virtual call center agent, would that count somewhat? The U.S. Investment for the E2 visa would not have anything to do with call agent work though.

Edited May 9, 2015 by Karlam

[Penguin_ie 5,986]

That visa is all about the investment/ creating jobs for US citizens, and a solid business plan.

[Karlam 0]

This is a little off topic, but I also want to ask, if you do not earn your own house but are renting and get some supplemental income from a benefit, but have a job and are working continuously as a self employed person, would this be damaging to the chance of getting an E2 visa even if you have a good business plan and enough money to invest in the U.S.?

Edited May 9, 2015 by Karlam

[Boiler 43,434]

E2 is about having the investment and the business plan, not what you do or do not have lesewhere, you would be leaving that behind anyway.

[iishlegend 1]

you need to show you have invested or is in the process of making in investment, like entering into property rental agreements and buying equipment. you need to provide these executed agreement, or if not, an auditor's opinion of your funds' movements.