Franchising as a Tier 1 Investment Option
This weekend we spent two full days in London in conversation with Franchisors, in addition to potential and existing Franchisee owners at the British Franchise Association (BFA) supported British & International Franchise Exhibition (BIFE) at Olympia London. The...
The British & International Franchise Exhibition
We very excited to be attending London's premier franchise exhibition this weekend at Olympia London: The British and International Franchise Exhibition. Following hot on the heels of the UK's National Franchise Exhibition at Birmingham NEC last month, this two day...
Merry Christmas (2017)
Last week we had our Christmas Party, which, whilst not achieving the extravagant heights of previous Xmas Events we have attended over the past twenty years, it was nonetheless thoroughly enjoyable to have our first 'proper' Christmas in our larger office that we...
Understanding EB-5
Here are a few thoughts on more easily understanding the EB-5 Visa Programme from Dr Ismael Fernández, the President of Greengate Consulting, LLC - our sister company that we work with on a daily basis on EB-5, L1 and E2 US Business Immigration Visas into the United...
EB-5 Heading for an Omnibus..?
With only six weeks of the current Continual Resolution remaining before the December 8th deadline, speculation is rife as to what will happen to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Programme. Here at Greengate Business Associates, we assume that either another CR will be put...
Changes On The Horizon..?
Following the recent decision last month (September 2017) by the US Congress again to delay the expiration of the EB-5 Visa Program, it seems that no-one is still really sure what is going to happen when this new, extended 'deadline' is approached. In many interested...
EB-5 Visa Deadline Extended Again
The EB-5 visa program, allowing foreign investors that are suitably skilled, or qualified access to green cards, has been extended until December 8 of this year. The extension of the EB-5 Regional Center Program beyond the end of the US federal fiscal year was part of...
Further Expansion
It's been an exciting year. It's been a strange year, but an exciting year. It's been a thoroughly strange and exciting year. Greengate Business Associates Ltd formally came into being in June of 2016, just before two thirds of the Great British Electorate...
Tier 1 Investor Summary
In our daily regurgitation of all things Visa, we found this very useful T1 (Investor) Summary posted via the UK Business Circle from Reiss Edwards, an Immigration Lawyer firm in London. The Tier 1 (Investor) visa route is widely understood to be one of the most...
UK Finance Firms Seeks Flexible Immigration
This is an interesting article coming out of Bloomberg Politics focusing on the recent development surrounding some of the larger UK banks, asset managers and insurers asking for more flexible immigration rules to mitigate the possible impact(s) of the UK leaving the...
