Business Immigration
As a foreigner, you may come to the United States through business investment, or employment. Four major categories are Investors EB 5, Intracompany tansfers L-1 visas, E-1 Treaty Trader visas and E-2 Treaty Investor visas.
EB 5 is the investor visa. It provides permanent residence in the U.S. L-1 visa is a non-immigrant visa. It does not provide for permanent residence. Spouse of L-1 visa holder may work legally in the U.S. The U.S. company that sponsored the L-1 visa may petition permanent residence for the foreign employee at a later time.
E-1 and E-2 are non-immigrant visas as well. You must be a citizen of a treaty country to be eligible for these visas. These visas do not provide for permanent residence. Spouses of E-1 and E-2 visa holders may work legally in the U.S. For details please refer to EB 5, L-1, E-1 and E-2 Visa web pages.