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When a business opens the door
A company can support a visa when the business is real, backed by investment and creates jobs or economic benefit. The US E-2 investor visa is open only to nationals of countries with a qualifying treaty with the United States, Ukraine among them.
The intracompany L-1A lets a manager transfer to a US office and later petition for an EB-1C green card. Tax regimes for migrant entrepreneurs are covered as well.
For the E-2, the investment must be substantial relative to the cost of the business and already committed, and the business must not be marginal, meaning it has to do more than support the investor's family. The E-2 is issued for several years and can be renewed indefinitely, but it does not lead directly to a green card. In the EU, countries such as France issue residence permits to founders of innovative companies through the Talent Passport. Special regimes for newcomers, such as Spain's Beckham Law, can reduce taxes in the first years but come with strict conditions.