Business Immigration
Bring Yourself or Your Company to the U.S.
We help entrepreneurs, investors, and founders come to the United States to build — securing the right visa while setting up the business behind it.
One Firm, Both Sides
Unlike a pure immigration firm, we also handle business formation, franchise setup, and contract review — so your visa strategy and your business structure are built together, not handed off between separate firms.
Immigration Services
01 / Investor & Entrepreneur Visas
Investor & Entrepreneur Visas
Investor and entrepreneur visa strategy for founders and investors starting or buying a U.S. business — including EB-5-style investor matters and, for eligible nationalities, E-2 treaty investor petitions.
Learn more→02 / O-1 & EB-2 NIW Visas
O-1 & EB-2 NIW Visas
O-1 extraordinary ability and EB-2 National Interest Waiver petitions for founders, executives, and specialists with a record of achievement who are building or joining a U.S. venture.
Learn more→03 / Business Setup for Foreign Founders
Business Setup for Foreign Founders
Entity formation, corporate structuring, and contracts built alongside the visa strategy, so the business and the immigration filing move together.
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What We Handle
Our immigration practice is focused: investor and entrepreneur visas, extraordinary-ability petitions, and the business setup that goes with them. We do not handle asylum, humanitarian relief, family-based petitions, or removal defense — for those matters, we're glad to point you toward firms that focus on that work.
Immigration law is federal. As a Massachusetts-licensed attorney, Jonathan represents clients before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and other federal immigration authorities nationwide — this is federal practice, not a state-specific immigration license.
Bringing a Business to the U.S. — Questions We Get Often
A few of the questions that come up most in early conversations. More detail, articles, and video walkthroughs are on the way.
- Do I need a U.S. business before I apply for a visa?
- It depends on the visa. Some investor-based categories generally require the business or investment to already be substantially in place, while an O-1 can sometimes be filed before a U.S. entity exists if the underlying role or offer is clear. We'll map out the right sequence — and the right visa category for your citizenship — on an initial call.
- Can my own company sponsor my visa?
- In many cases, yes — founders commonly sponsor themselves through the company they're forming or already own, particularly for investor-based and O-1 filings. Whether it works for you depends on the ownership structure and the visa category, which we'll walk through together.
- How long does the process typically take?
- Timelines vary by visa category, case complexity, and government processing times, which are outside our control. We'll give you a realistic sense of the timeline for your case once we understand the details.
No visa outcome, approval, or timeline can be guaranteed — every case is evaluated on its own facts.