E-visa processing for Canadian businesses now available
E-visa processing designed to facilitate trade activity between U.S. and Canada
The United States Consulate General in Calgary announces E-visa processing for Canadians wanting to conduct business travels in the U.S.
The United States Consulate General in Calgary announced the launch of E-visa processing services for Canadian businesses.
The process is designed to facilitate travel by Canadian executives, supervisors and skilled employees to the U.S. for trade and investment activities.
The Treaty Trader (E-1) visa is for individuals entering the U.S. to carry out substantial trade, including trade in services or technology, principally between the U.S. and Canada.
Meanwhile, The Treaty Investor (E-2) visa is for individuals entering the U.S. to develop and direct the operations of an enterprise in which the national has invested, or is in the process of investing, a substantial amount of capital.
“The Consulate is very pleased to be able to introduce E-visa processing for businesses in the region,” says U.S. Consul General Peter Kujawinski.
“E-visas, along with Department of Commerce programs such as SelectUSA, are designed to encourage Canadian businesses to tap into the many economic opportunities the Unites States offers,” adds Kujawinski.
The U.S. Consulate General Calgary is also implementing procedures to streamline the E-visa application process to attract more cross-border trade and investment.
First-time E-visa applicants may schedule a visa appointment in 10 business days.
Employees of registered E-visa enterprises and dependents of E-visa holders can schedule appointments the next business day with minimal documentation during the visa interview.
Qualified applicants generally receive their E-visa in three to five business days after their interview.
For more information, visit the U.S. Consulate General in Calgary website.
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US immigration officers, however, seemed unimpressed with the couple’s reams of required paperwork, submitted with their Green Card applications and showing a thriving business, as they refused their application. The reason given was that they don’t qualify as their employees are not in the high-skilled category.
Katja and Troy now have three weeks to close the store, sack their workers, pack up and return to Canada. The couple are veering between being broken-hearted and furious at the loss of their business and the money invested in it, and their employees are both insulted and worried they may not find other jobs.
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A local Orange County TV station has taken up the cause, and it remains to be seen whether the decision can be reversed. Taken to extremes, a favourite occupation for bureaucrats, the decision could result in an oversupply of high-skilled workers and a lack of the necessities of life provided by the low-skilled.