When we first start thinking about moving to the United States, tax is not always uppermost in our minds. But as Global Tax Counsel Gary Kaufman explains in this podcast, it is vital to start planning your tax position from the earliest stages of the process. In this podcast we cover tax as it relates to the two types of US immigration - immigrant visas and non-immigrant visas. Immigrant visas refer to programs like the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa and ...
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By Maxine Philavong After several lawsuits that were backed by large U.S. companies, the Trump administration relaxed part of its so-called "immigration ban" on foreign nationals, permitting those on H-1B and L-1 visas to return to their previous held employment in the U.S.. In April, the administration barred all foreign nationals who did not previously hold a valid visa from working in the U.S. for 60 days due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In June, President Trump signed an executive order ...
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Many of our clients are motivated to apply for the Grenada Citizenship by Investment Program because of it provides rapid access to the United States E-2 Treaty Investor Visa. But that is only part of the picture. There are many benefits to Grenadian citizenship in its own right. This includes no residency requirements, no tax on worldwide income, as well as citizenship of a politically and economically stable country. And now, we are seeing clients cite another factor as their ...
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Did you know it was possible to move to the United States to run a franchise business. The E-2 Treaty Investor Visa allows people to emigrate to the US for the purposes of investing in and managing a business. This can include a franchise. In this video, our Global Chairman Mark Davies, addresses some of the frequently asked questions about franchise business. And advises on some of the pitfalls to be aware of and to avoid. For example, franchise brokers ...
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