L-1A
INTRA-COMPANY TRANSFER
· Manager or executive works for foreign company that is related to
a US company by 50% or more common ownership. The manager must have
worked for the foreign company for one of the past three years and
must be coming to the US company to work in a managerial or
executive capacity (Intra-Company Transfer).
E-1 Treaty Traders
· Manager or executive from a treaty country controls substantial
trade between the US and the treaty country. Substantial as a
general rule means $500,000 or more a year of trade.
E-2 Treaty Investors
· Owner or Developer of the new enterprise from a treaty country
(see list of treaty countries) has 50% or more ownership in a
substantial US employment creating investment. As a general rule
substantial means $200,000 or more. Although smaller investments are
often approved the risk of denial increases as one heads south of
$200,000.
Eb(5) Immigrant Investors
· Individual invests $500,000 in a high unemployment area (150% of
national unemployment rate) or $1,000,000 elsewhere and hires 10
persons within 2 years, or invests in a Regional Center and may use
job multiplier studies instead of direct employment. Because this
category has been controversial INS processing times are slow and
unpredictable.
None of the investor categories have language, education or
business experience requirements.
