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- 126US Notary in Toronto: What US Recipients Actually AcceptNotary and AuthenticationAlmost everyone searching for a US notary in Toronto is solving the problem the wrong way round. You have a document that has to work in the United States: an affidavit for a federal court, a deed or power of attorney fo…
- 125E-1 Treaty Trader Visa: Requirements, Trade Tests and E-1 vs E-2E-2 Visa for Canadian InvestorsThe E-1 treaty trader visa is the quieter half of the E treaty pair. Most people reach the E category thinking about investment, because E-2 takes up most of the oxygen. But if your business already moves goods, services…
- 124L-1 Visa from Canada: Moving Staff to Your US CompanyUS Immigration from CanadaA Canadian company expanding into the United States has to move people, not just capital. The L-1 visa from Canada is the category built for that. It lets a qualifying organization transfer an executive, a manager, or an…
- 123TN Visa for Canadians: Requirements, Professions and How to ApplyUS Immigration from CanadaThe TN visa for Canadians is usually the fastest route from a Canadian job offer to lawful US employment, and the decision is made on the spot, by one officer, on the documents in your hand. It is not really a visa. A Ca…
- 122Can E-2 Visa Holders Work for Another Company? What the Rules AllowE-2 Visa for Canadian InvestorsCan E-2 visa holders work for another company? In almost every case the answer is no, and the reason is structural rather than discretionary. E-2 classification is granted for a named treaty enterprise and for a defined …
- 121E-2 Visa Denial: What a Refusal Means and What to Do NextE-2 Visa for Canadian InvestorsAn E-2 visa denial almost never arrives with an explanation of the law behind it. Most applicants leave the interview window holding a printed slip, a statute number, and no sense of whether the case is finished or merel…
- 120Starting an E-2 Business in New York: Formation Steps, Fees and What Consular Officers CheckE-2 Visa for Canadian InvestorsStarting an E-2 business in New York puts a treaty investor in one of the largest commercial markets in the United States and in one of the more procedural ones. New York has no single registry that handles everything. C…
- 119What Is the E-2 Visa? A Plain-Language Guide to the Treaty Investor VisaE-2 Visa for Canadian InvestorsIf you have been told that buying a business in the United States is a way to move there, the visa people usually mean is the E-2. So what is the E-2 visa? There is a short answer and a long one. The short […]
- 118E-2 Visa Business for Sale: What Actually Qualifies in 2026E-2 Visa for Canadian InvestorsSearching for an E-2 visa business for sale is the most common way Canadian and other treaty-country investors start their move into the United States. Buying something that already trades is attractive because the numbe…
- 117E-2 Visa Spouse Work Authorization: What E-2S Status Actually AllowsE-2 Visa for Canadian InvestorsWhen a Canadian founder moves to the United States on an E-2 visa, the question that decides whether the move works is rarely about the investor. It is about the spouse. E-2 visa spouse work authorization is one of the f…
- 116E-2 Visa Renewal: Extending Your Status Versus Getting a New VisaE-2 Visa for Canadian InvestorsAlmost every question about E-2 visa renewal starts from the same wrong assumption: that there is one thing called a renewal. There are two, they are run by two different agencies, and the one you need depends on where y…
- 115E-2 Visa Countries: The Full Treaty List and What Nationality ControlsE-2 Visa for Canadian InvestorsIf you are researching E-2 visa countries, you are asking the first question that actually decides the case. Everything else about the E-2 visa, the size of the investment, the business plan, the interview, only matters …