<html> <head> <title>I-526 Applications, US I-526, US Immigration Visa Servises, Employment Visas - Visanow.Com Visa Directory I-526</title> <meta name="description" content="Visanow.com offers US immigration visa servises including I-526 applications."> <meta name="keywords" content="I-526, I526, GREEN CARDS, US GREEN CARD, GREENCARD, EMPLOYMENT VISA, IMMIGRATION, UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION VISA, US IMMIGRATION VISA, H-1B VISA, H1B VISA, UNITED STATES GREENCARD, EMIGRATION, IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY, IMMIGRATION, LAWYER, IMMIGRATION SERVICES, IMMIGRANT, US CITIZENSHIP, USCIS, US Citizenship and Immigration Services, WORK PERMITS, ETA 750 A, ETA 750 B, I-130, I-485, I-765, B-1, B-2, EMPLOYER ASSISTANCE, IMMIGRATION FORMS AND APPLICATIONS, USCIS FORMS, VISA PROCESSING SERVICE, HUMAN RESOURCE, TOURIST VISA, STUDENT VISA, PERMANENT RESIDENCE, TEMPORARY RESIDENCE, VISA INFORMATION, VISANOW.COM, VISANOW, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, IL"> <link href="/styles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> <script language="JavaScript" src="/IFrame.js"></script> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- VerifyIFrameParent('/visadirectory/visas/i526.asp'); //--> </script> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" topmargin="0" leftmargin="0"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td width="100%"><img src="/images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="8"><br> <span class="text"><a href="javascript:history.back(1)" id="anchors" target="_top">Back</a><img src="/images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="8"><br> <br></span> <span class="subhead">I-526<br> </span> <span class="text">This petition is for the entrepreneur who is petitioning for status as an immigrant to the U.S.<br> <a href="javascript: launchVisa('I-526')"><img src="/images/b-start-your-app-or.gif" width="163" height="19" vspace="10" border=0></a><br> <br></span> <span class="text"> <a href="javascript: ScrollFormTo('requirements')" target="_self">What Are The Requirements For An I-526 Petition?</a><br> <a href="javascript: ScrollFormTo('valid')" target="_self">How Long Is This Visa Valid?</a><br> <a href="javascript: ScrollFormTo('dependents')" target="_self">Are Dependents Eligible for Permanent Residence?</a><br> What Is The Application Fee: <a HREF="#" onclick="launchFullService('I-526'); return false;">Full Service</a><img src="/images/g-divider.gif" width="15" height="10"><a HREF="#" onclick="launchFastForms('True','I-526'); return false;">Fast Forms</a><br> <br> <br></span> <a name="requirements" id="requirements"></a> <span class="subhead">What Are The Requirements For An I-526 Petition?<br></span> <span class="text">VisaNow.com<font size=2><sup>®</sup></font> can prepare and submit the I-526 petition if the entrepreneur is presently in the U.S. in status or outside of the U.S.<BR><BR> You may file this petition if you have established a new commercial enterprise: <ul> <li>In which you will engage in a material or policy-making capacity</li> <li>In which you have invested or are actively in the process of investing the amount required for the area in which the enterprise is located</li> <li>Which will benefit the U.S. economy, and</li> <li>Which will create full-time employment in the U.S. for at least 10 U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or other immigrants authorized to be employed, other than yourself, your spouse, your sons or daughters, or any nonimmigrant aliens.</li> </ul> The establishment of a new commercial enterprise may include: <ul> <li>Creation of a new business</li> <li>The purchase of an existing business with simultaneous or subsequent restructuring or reorganization resulting in a new commercial enterprise; or </li> <li>The expansion of an existing business through investment of the amount required, so that a substantial change (at least 40%) in the net worth, number of employees, or both, results.</li> </ul> The amount of investment required in a particular area is set by regulation. Unless adjusted downward for targeted areas or upward for areas of high employment, the figure shall be $1,000,000. <br> <br></span> <a name="valid" id="valid"></a> <span class="subhead">How Long Is This Visa Valid?<br></span> <span class="text">This is a permanent residence visa and is valid indefinitely.<br><br></span> <a name="dependents" id="dependents"></a> <span class="subhead">Are Dependents Eligible for Permanent Residence?<br></span> <span class="text">Yes. All children under 21 years old and spouses are entitled to permanent residence when the primary applicant receives approval of the I-526. When the approval is received, the applicant and the applicant's dependents may apply for permanent residence. 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