How do you move your company to the states?

Dan27
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Joined: 08 Nov 2007
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Location: Toronto

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 3:19 pm

 

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Hello,
Can anyone tell me the process of moving a small Canadian start-up company to the US? (Travel Company)

What type of visa would I be looking at obtaining?

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pmbpro
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Joined: 23 Nov 2007
Posts: 1
Location: Toronto

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 6:45 pm

 

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Hi there,

Sorry I don't have an answer. Your question is the closest to my situation that I've found in this forum so far, so I'm curious too. I've been a self-employed Graphic Designer and Photographer with my own company name and all (registered as a business since 1992), but as a one-person operation/sole proprietor.

I heard that self-employment doesn't seem to count in the more common Visas I've seen mentioned online. How can an individual get into the U.S. to do business *without having to look for a job offer* if already working for themselves with their own companies, without having to give up what they've already built up?

I hope there's a solution out there for those who don't have the hundreds of thousands of $$$$ to be an Investor?

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Christopher G. Rizzo, Esq
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Joined: 17 Oct 2007
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 1:40 pm

 

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E-2 visa, unless you intend to continue the business in Canada, then L-1 may be possible. Canadians can apply for L-1 status at the border. All E-2s are filed with the Toronto Consulate. Canadians are visa-exempt with the exception of E and K visas, so you're going through visa processing with the E-2.
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