Own a startup with low income but profitable,will this be a prob for getting B1 VISA?

[proman121]

Hello All,

Im aged 35 married with a 7 year old kid. I own a startup company started 3 years ago, currently my IT returns or my company IT returns are quite low but ours is a profitable company employing 10 people in India. Personal IT return shows INR 8 lakhs and company turnover INR 15 lakhs.

I need to go to USA for further business expansion, my US based client is willing to send me an invite, my trip is purely business development purpose and I might require to travel to USA frequently if I get B1.



Does the VO actually check my financial info? I dont have any intention of over staying and I HAVE to comeback to India due to my family ties and a company to run.
What are the chances of me getting a B1 VISA? will my low personal income and low company IT return a cause for concern? If I'm able to go there, there is a possibility of setting up one more unit in USA .. which will result in employment for 10 -15 localites in USA.

Any special privilege for startups which have potential to employ localites in USA?

[immihelp]

I don't see any problem here.

If you would like to open an office in the US, you may want to look into L1 visa for yourselves. https://www.immihelp.com/l1-visa-for...office-in-usa/

[proman121]

Thanks for responding.

For L1, the person who is inviting me has to have a good financial background ? We already have a office space which has been recently hired by my client... can we show this space as proof of office? My current low income level will not be problem here?

What will be my upfront cost for filing L1?

I don't see any problem here.

If you would like to open an office in the US, you may want to look into L1 visa for yourselves. https://www.immihelp.com/l1-visa-for...office-in-usa/

[immihelp]

You are opening an office for yourself, not the person who is inviting you. Therefore, his financial background does not matter.

Costs would be the attorney fees + all government fees. You can add up all the government fees by looking at various forms in our L1 visa section. For attorney fees, you ask the attorney you end up hiring.

[lisaanderson]

Hello All,

Im aged 35 married with a 7 year old kid. I own a startup company started 3 years ago, currently my IT returns or my company IT returns are quite low but ours is a profitable company employing 10 people in India. Personal IT return shows INR 8 lakhs and company turnover INR 15 lakhs.

I need to go to USA for further business expansion, my US based client is willing to send me an invite, my trip is purely business development purpose and I might require to travel to USA frequently if I get B1.



Does the VO actually check my financial info? I dont have any intention of over staying and I HAVE to comeback to India due to my family ties and a company to run.
What are the chances of me getting a B1 VISA? will my low personal income and low company IT return a cause for concern? If I'm able to go there, there is a possibility of setting up one more unit in USA .. which will result in employment for 10 -15 localites in USA.

Any special privilege for startups which have potential to employ localites in USA?

In terms of B-1, you get no special privileges for going to the U.S. to start a business. However, once you have set up a U.S. office, you may be able to get an L-1 to help run the business in the U.S.

In terms of the B-1, the VO will definitely look at financial info to see if you can support yourself in the U.S. and to see if you have a strong enough company you will want to return to. They may also want to see if what you’re saying about going to the U.S. on business is true or logical.

You say have personal returns of 8 lakhs and company turnover of 15lakhs but say that your returns are low. Which is it? I think your returns are average or better than the returns of most people in India.

[proman121]

In terms of B-1, you get no special privileges for going to the U.S. to start a business. However, once you have set up a U.S. office, you may be able to get an L-1 to help run the business in the U.S.

In terms of the B-1, the VO will definitely look at financial info to see if you can support yourself in the U.S. and to see if you have a strong enough company you will want to return to. They may also want to see if what you’re saying about going to the U.S. on business is true or logical.

You say have personal returns of 8 lakhs and company turnover of 15lakhs but say that your returns are low. Which is it? I think your returns are average or better than the returns of most people in India.

In other posts on this forum, i have seen minimum IT returns income to be shown is Rs.12 lakhs, thats why Im bit concerned about this aspect.