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Business immigration routes for founders, transferees and employers: France's Talent Passport, Canada's Start-up Visa, US H-1B and L-1, and UK sponsor licences.
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Invest €30,000, apply from Abu Dhabi with no Schengen visa, and switch a D visa into French residency. Timelines for each stage, plus crypto and property tax rules.
You can qualify for an E-2 employee visa without personally investing capital, as long as the treaty investor stays outside the US. Includes an IP-asset case and an escrow scam warning.
Invest €30,000 in a French company, get a Talent residence permit for your family, and apply for citizenship in 5 years — versus Greece's €800,000 golden visa.
E-2 visa requires treaty-country citizenship and proven 50%+ ownership or control. Investment amounts, spouse work rights, and EB-1A/NIW alternatives explained.
Business immigration covers visas and residence permits granted because of a company rather than family ties or a need for protection. Most routes fall into two groups: those where the migrant founds, buys or invests in a business, and those where an employer sponsors a foreign worker or transfers staff across borders.
In the US, the H-1B is for specialty occupations that normally require at least a bachelor's degree, and the employer files Form I-129 with USCIS after the Department of Labor certifies a Labor Condition Application. The L-1 serves intracompany transferees who worked for a related foreign company for at least one continuous year within the past three years, with L-1A for managers and executives and L-1B for staff with specialized knowledge.
Canada's Start-up Visa leads straight to permanent residence and requires backing from a designated organization: a venture capital fund, an angel investor group or a business incubator. France's Talent Passport is a multi-year residence permit with a category for people creating a company in France. In the UK, an employer needs a sponsor licence from the Home Office before hiring Skilled Worker visa holders and must then meet ongoing record-keeping and reporting duties.