Does having a business already established to apply for the E-2 visa make a difference in the processing time compared with the EB-5 visa application process?
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Bernard P Wolfsdorf
EB-5 Immigration attorneysE-2 is a temporary work visa and EB-5 is a green card. While an E-2 can be converted to a green card, this is often difficult as the E-2 investment would need to meet all EB-5 criteria.
Lynne Feldman
EB-5 Immigration attorneysMuch faster but E-2 is only a nonimmigrant status and EB-5 is immigrant.
Linda Liang
EB-5 Immigration attorneysIf you are eligible, an E-2 visa is much faster because you can send the application to a U.S. consulate, where the wait time is a couple of months, whereas USCIS takes years to adjudicate.
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