Browse 2 Gruv blog articles tagged E-2 Visa. Coverage includes Business Structure & Compliance and Global Mobility & Visas. Practical guides, examples, and checklists for cross-border payments, tax, compliance, invoicing, and global operations.
If you are considering a U.S. LLC as a Canadian, decide structure before you form anything. That one sequencing choice keeps tax and compliance decisions deliberate instead of reactive.
The E-2 is a strong option only if you can clear five gates before major spending: treaty nationality, ownership and control, a real develop-and-direct role, an enterprise that is real and operating and not marginal, and nonimmigrant intent. If any gate is weak, stop and fix the structure first. Use these plain-language checks first: