Webinar | Doing Business in the United States: What You Need to Know About US Immigration Rules

The webinar series ‘Embracing global markets’ is a specialty workshop series developed by the European American Chamber of Commerce for the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN).

The webinars have been developed exclusively for the ‘Enterprise Europe Network’ by the EEN USA consortium, comprised of EACC New York, EACC Texas and EACC Carolinas and feature subject matter experts on a variety of topis relevant to companies expanding into the US market.

This webinar is brought to you by the European American Chamber of Commerce Texas.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

This webinar will provide an overview on the key U.S. business immigration updates, including:

• Which visa is right for you? Determining whether work visas are needed for all executives or if business visitor entries apply
• Immigration obstacles, including challenges with H-1B and L-1 visas
• Family matters: addressing concerns about visas for spouses, partners, and children
• Timeline for visa requirements based on the company’s setup and US investment
• Tax Planning for Expats and Immigrants to the US
> Implications of becoming a US tax resident.  What are the rules?  What are the tax consequences?
> Pre-Immigration Tax Planning.  What are the issues to consider prior to moving to the US, and what are examples of steps that can be taken to make that journey more efficient?
> Avoiding investments that would not be suitable for US income tax residents (e.g., foreign mutual funds and other investments which would be treated as passive foreign investment companies for US tax purposes).
> Implications of the Covered Expatriate rules for long-term green card holders and people who become US citizens.
> Dealing with ‘accidental citizenship.’  What are the implications?  What are ways to address the issue?

SPEAKERS:
• Dobrina Ustun, Managing Partner, USTUN LAW GROUP PLLC
• James Garilas, Business Immigration Attorney, OGLETREE DEAKINS
• Giev Askari, Senior Wealth Planner, HSBC
• Erin McKelvey, Executive Director, EACC TEXAS [Moderator]

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

STREAM the webinar LIVE or JOIN the session via WEBEX to interact with our experts!

The Enterprise Europe Network is the world’s largest support network for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with international ambitions. EEN supports European small and medium sized enterprises and start-ups to innovate and expand in Asia, Africa and the Americas.

You can learn more about the EEN’s ‘Embracing global markets’ webinar series here.