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by a professional from University of California, Berkeley
in Sacramento, CA, USA

4yrs ago

Canadian searcher buying US firms

Hey Canadian searchers,

How did you deal with the visa situation? Let's say you search in Canada but you buy a business in the US, what kind of a Visa would you need to get? Who would sponsor it?

H1B? TN?

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reply by an investor 4yrs ago
from McGill University in Laguna Niguel, CA, USA

E2 and TN (consultant) are likely going to best the easiest/best bets, depending on your specific goals. Generally speaking, both are pretty straightforward to get as it relates to ETA. I'm not a lawyer but I've spoken with a number of them and have done a fair bit of independent research on the topic (have a good amount of experience here as well). Happy to chat if helpful.

reply by an investor 1yr ago
from Colby College in Miami Beach, FL, USA

Worth exploring some of the talent visas like O1, EB1a and EB2 NIW as well. We have had success working with entrepreneurs on these categories. No issues with ownership %.

I did interview a Canadian a while back who bought a business on the E2 visa: redacted