Client story
Client's Story
Where they started
The client is an entrepreneur who wanted to conduct business in the USA and live there. However, he quickly discovered that no direct pathway exists—"invest and obtain US citizenship"—because the American system operates differently.
Why the standard route did not work
The working alternative route is the E-2 visa. This is an investor visa that permits business operations and residence in the USA, but it is available only to citizens of countries with a corresponding treaty with the USA. Many countries lack such a treaty, and their citizens do not qualify for E-2.
What BRIDGES had to solve
Grenada is one of the signatory countries to the E-2 treaty with the USA, and its citizenship is available through investment. This makes a Grenada passport a convenient springboard: by obtaining it, an investor gains the requisite status to apply for E-2, and with it—the opportunity to conduct business and live in America. The passport alone is not equivalent to a visa: E-2 is processed separately according to US requirements, but Grenada provides the necessary status for this pathway.
Why a standard answer would not do
The client came to BRIDGES to build this springboard: to obtain Grenada citizenship—a treaty country for E-2—and through it to open the pathway to the E-2 visa and life in the USA. The client decided where specifically to conduct business and live; our role was to provide him with the required status.
I wanted to conduct business and live in the USA, but it turned out that US citizenship cannot be obtained directly through investments. Sergey explained the working route: the E-2 visa, but it is only available to citizens of treaty countries, and Grenada is precisely such a country. We obtained a Grenada passport, and I gained the basis to apply for E-2. The passport is not a visa in itself, but it opened a path to America that would not have existed otherwise. An excellent springboard.
