More than 125 thought-provoking topics covering the latest in business development, immigration and tax strategies, best practices, and more.
1. Presentation: Part One
- Business and Investment Opportunities in the US
- Overview of Business Opportunities in Various Industry Sectors
- Reasons Indian Companies Invest in the United States
- US Legal and Regulatory Framework: An Introduction
- Future Trends
- Incentives for Foreign Investors
- Case Studies
- Actual Case Studies
- Developing a Comprehensive Strategy for Successfully Doing Business in the US
- Market Entry Strategies
- Buy or Build
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Joint Ventures
- Franchise: Is Your Business ‘Franchisable’
- Conducting Sales in the US
- Direct Sales
- Sales through Distributors, Sales Representatives and Franchisees
- Finding the Right Location, Leasing vs. Ownership
- Developing Markets by Exhibiting at Trade Shows
- Internet Businesses: An Overview of US Cyberlaw
- Types of Entities
- Forms of Business Entities: Corporation, LLC, LLP
- Strategic Considerations in Selecting the Appropriate Business Structure
- Setting up a New Company vs. Branch Office
- Banking
- Types of Accounts
- Setting up a Bank Account for your US Company
- Types and Sources of Financing a Foreign Business
- Global Mobility and Staffing Challenges: How to Hire Correctly for the U.S. Market
- Staffing Challenges Facing Indian Companies in the US Market
- Pros and Cons of Staffing your US Business from India vs. The US Local Market
- Foreign and Local Employees: Striking the Right Balance and Avoiding Immigration Hassles
- How to Deploy Resources Anywhere in the US Expeditiously
- Developing Seamless End-to-End Mobility Services
- How to Hire Cap Exempt H-1B Employees
- Foreign Worker Classification: 1099 or W-2
- Licensing Requirements to release US Technology to Indian Nationals
2. Presentation: Part Two
- US Immigration: An Overview
- Key Immigration Concepts, Rules, and Procedures
- Why every Company must understand Immigration to be successful in the US
- Changing dynamics in US immigration
- Strategies to obtain Visas timely in the numbers you need
- B-1: Business Visitor Visa to the U.S.
- Eligibility Requirements
- Understanding Permissible Business Activities
- Can a B-1 be placed at a Third Party Client Site?
- Consequences of B-1 status violation: They are serious!
- How long can you stay in B-1 Status: Is 6 months too long?
- ‘B-1 in Lieu of H-1B’ option
- B-1 Visa: Extension and Change of Status Issues
- B-1 Visa Denials: Do they affect L-1 or H-1B visa issuance?
- Profiles of Successful B-1 Cases
- H-1B: Specialty Workers
- Eligibility Requirements
- Dual Intent – what does it mean?
- H-1B Cap Strategies: How to beat the Cap?
- What do we do when H-1B Cap is reached?
- Hiring students on OPT and bridging H-1B Cap Gap
- Multiple Work Locations: How to handle it?
- Dealing with the Neufeld Memo on the Employer-Employee Relationship
- Documents Supporting Employer-Employee Relationship
- Extending H-1B status beyond the normal six-year limit
- H-1B and L-1 Work Site Investigations from USCIS Fraud Unit
- Trainee Visas: An H-1B Alternative
- H-3: Trainees
- “B-1 in Lieu of H-3” option
- “J-1 in Lieu of H-3” option
- H-3 versus J-1: Comparative analysis
- L-1: Intra-company Transferees
- Eligibility Requirements
- L-1A vs. L-1B: What is the difference?
- Selecting the best alternative: L-1A or L-1B
- L-1A Visa: Are you really a Manager or Executive?
- Documenting ‘Specialized Knowledge’ for L-1B
- Considerations for L-1Bs Working at Client Sites
- Switching from Specialized Knowledge to Manager/Executive
- L-1 visa: Is it an effective H-1B alternative?
- L-1 Blanket Program
- Qualifications for L-1 Blanket petition: Does size matter?
- Strategic considerations in choosing L-1 Blanket over Regular L-1 petition
- When to implement the L-1 Blanket program?
- Starting a Brand New Business in the U.S. as an Indian
- Opening a New Office using the L-1 Visa
- H-1B Visa and EB-2 Green Card for Entrepreneurs
- ‘Entertainment is Business’: Visas for Artists, Producers, and Musicians
- Visas for your next U.S. Concert
- P-1 Visa for Internationally Recognized Entertainment Groups
- P-3 Visa for Artists and Entertainers performing a Culturally Unique Art Form
- O-1 Visa for Extraordinary Individuals
- Green Cards
- EB-1 for Multinational Executives and Managers
- EB-1 for Scientists, Researchers, Artists and Entertainers
- PERM Labor Certification Process
- Using a Green Card after maximum stay on H-1B and L-1 visa
- EB-5 Investor Green Card: Are you rich enough?
