THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The United States of America (USA), federal republic of 50 states, bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean is one of the wealthiest, youngest, and the most desirable countries in the world to live in with an innovative economy, high-standard lifestyle, high individual freedom, multicultural communities, and highly developed industry, famous for its diverse landscape, rich natural resources, top-ranked universities. The L-1 visa is a temporary work visa that enables the foreigners to expand their qualified business or transfer to an existing office in the US with their dependent family members and can live, work and study in there. The applicants have the opportunity to apply for the US Green Card and obtain the permanent residency of the United States and within five years of legal residency, they can obtain the US passport.
Capital : Washington, D.C.
Language : English
Population :335,900,000
Currency :United States Dollar (USD)
PROCESSING TIME
• 6 – 8 months
• 15-45 Days (Premium Processing)
VISA CATEGORY
• L1-A subcategory: For senior managers and executives
INVESTMENT TYPE
• Establish a branch, subsidiary, joint venture partners or an affiliate of an enterprise
• Move to an existing or a new US office of a foreign company
INVESTMENT AMOUNT
• The investment on establishing a new office depends on the business plan
• Minimum investment of USD 100,000
DEPENDENTS AGES
• Spouse and dependent children under 21
KEY BENEFITS
• Right to live, work and study in the USA
• Simple process
• Opportunity to apply for the US green card in the future
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
• Being employed outside the US for a minimum of 1 year in the last 3-year period on a full-time basis as manager, executive or specialized knowledge worker in the foreign company
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
• Ability to communicate in English effectively
KEY FACTS
Opportunity to start a new branch, or an affiliate of your enterprise in the US.
Option to renew the work permit.
Possibility of the US Green card (permanent residency).
No need for post-secondary education.
Fast and streamline process compared to other work visas or immigration programs.
Having aaccess to the top-level education system.
High standard of living.
Possibility for the spouse of the applicant to work in the same business.
No annual limit on the number of L1 visas.
No need for a US company sponsorship.
GLOBAL MOBILITY
The right to live, work and study in the USA.
Visa-free travel to +30 countries after having Permanent Residency.
Visa-free travel to +180 countries after having American nationality including the UK, Canada, and Schengen Area.
The seventh strongest passport that covers mobility to almost 85 percent of the world.
ASSET PROTECTION
No tax on worldwide income.
Access to the business market of North America.
Having the world’s greatest economy with minimal bureaucratic delay.
Low amount of investment compared to other investment programs.
One of the world’s top 10 trading nations.
Highly developed industry that provides business opportunities for entrepreneurs.
INVESTMENT TYPE AND AMOUNT
TIMELINE
After retaining MICS and paying its initial professional fee the first step is to study the client’s profile and his/her foreign business structure. and start the US market research.
The MICS legal team will start the market research for that specific field of activity to decide whether to create a new parent, a branch, or an affiliate of the applicant’s existing foreign enterprise. The initial business plan will be drafted.
The MICS processing team will prepare a list of civil and financial documents required by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and will complete the comprehensive business plan accordingly.
Once the business plan is accepted or the petition from the employer is accepted, MICS will look for a physical office in the US and apply for the L1 temporary work permit. This is when the second payment of the MICS professional fee is due.
The temporary work permit will be issued to the applicant and the dependent family members and they all can move to the USA and the children can have access to the public education system. The MICS remaining balance is due now.
Once arriving in the US, the applicant should start and run his/her business on a daily basis management and meet all the required terms and conditions of the business plan to be able to renew his/her work permit.
