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A Franchise For Your EB5 Green Card or E2 Visa Investment

E2 visa and EB5 U.S green card are categorized under non-immigrant and immigrant visas respectively. E2 visa and EB5 green card help people who are willing to invest in a new or existing business in the U.S. to come and live in the United States. The main requirement under those categories is creating jobs for American citizens. For many people, investing in a business in the United States means the possibility of living and working in the U.S. and enjoying the benefits that the investment offers them. However, making a final decision on investing in a business can be a difficult task if the investor doesn’t have enough previous experience of doing business in the U.S. The E2 visa/Eb5 green card investors always are worried about return of their investment as they are not sure if they can overcome issues of starting a new business in an unknown environment and keeping the business up and running at the same time. Nevertheless, in our opinion investing in a business is one of the best ways to come and live in the U.S. Such investment can present other  benefits to the investors and their families in addition to getting a visa to the U.S. through:

  • giving the  immigrants and their families  the confidence they require to position themselves in the new society
  • giving the immigrants and their families  the social identity that they might feel its gap when they first move to the U.S.
  • helping the immigrants and their families learn many things about U.S. culture and business environment
  • helping the immigrants and their families to gradually accommodate to the life style in the U.S.
  • giving  the immigrants more control over their investment
  • offering less risk of losing the whole capital when compared to other investment methods such as EB-5 regional centers
  • saving them extra fees and cost such as the management fee (usually between $25,000-$50,000) to be paid to the regional centers in their EB5 U.S. green card programs

 

Why Franchise for EB5 Green Card and E2 Visa Investment?

Finding the right business to invest is the most important part of getting the E2 visa/EB5 Green Card. Finding the right business helps you not only secure a good return on your investment but also enables you to create jobs that is a most under both E2 Visa and EB5 Green Card categories. Many E2 visa or EB5 Green Card applicants use their attorney’s referrals, service of a business broker or even search on the internet to find a business for their investment. But in our opinion, the chance of failure in above-mentioned method is very high as buying a business necessarily does not  means that the immigrants can overcome issues and difficulties of owning and running a business in the U.S. Handling different aspects of the business and managing different issues cannot be done if you don’t have enough experience in U.S. business environment or if you don’t have access to enough training and support until you feel confident in keeping the business up and running. So what the solution can be?

In our opinion, some franchise businesses have unique characteristics that makes them perfect solution for E2 visa and EB5 green card investors. What makes them unique? Here are some reasons:

 

  • Turnkey Business

    Most of the time they are turnkey business. That means the franchisor provides enough support in finding a place, negotiating the lease, hiring a contractor, providing documents, and other aspects of starting your business.

  • Proven System

    Franchise is a proven system; that means when you buy a franchise you buy a system that has been in place for years and in many locations. Using that system, you can eliminate all the guess works that many start up businesses do and in that way you can increase the productivity of your business.

  • Higher Success

    Franchise has proven it success by developing into different locations and increasing the number of franchisees. According to previous research conducted by the International Franchise Association, more than 90 percent of franchisees renew their agreements at the end of their contracts. If they weren’t successful in their business, they wouldn’t renew their contracts.

  • Training and Support

    They provide you with training and support. Before starting your business, you should attend hours of training classes to learn different aspect of the franchise business. Normally franchisors provide 1-4 weeks of training to prepare you for keeping the business up and running. In addition to that you will have access to their support in case you face a problem while you are running the business.

  • Brand Awareness and Corporate Image

    Many Franchises have already created brand awareness and corporate image. Customers are usually more comfortable purchasing items they are familiar with and working with companies they already know and trust. So you won’t need to spend your time to create such an awareness and image for your business.

  • Marketing

    There is usually no need to worry about advertising your franchise. The franchisor usually takes care of handling all of the marketing. If the franchisor does not handle the marketing, they will have an outline for you to follow and sometimes specific vendors that will have systems in place for you to use.

Above reasons together with many others show that when you want to invest in a business in the U.S. to get you immigrant or non-immigrant visa, you need to pay careful attention to many factors. You can’t just invest in a business and expect it to be up and running in the competitive business environment of the U.S. That’s why we believe investing in a franchise can be a good option for people who don’t have enough past experience of living and working in the U.S. but still want to get the most out of their investment on top of getting their visa.

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Please note that not all franchises are good fits for your E2 visa or EB5 green card investment . Please call us at (949) 228-6639 or send us an email by filling out the form to receive a free consultation on selecting the best fit franchise for your investment.

 

 

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