Formando uma franquia para o visto EB-2 de Isenção de Interesse Nacional
Kyle Huffman • October 6, 2022
Transformando a sua empresa em uma franquia, pode aumentar suas chances de sucesso ao aplicar para o visto de isenção nacional. Sabe por quê?
A aplicação para isenção de interesse nacional (NIW) é uma aplicação complexa de visto de trabalho, com muitos benefícios. Uma das vantagens principais do NIW é que a aprovação desse tipo de caso leva diretamente a obtenção do green card. Para aplicar para o NIW, o candidato precisa ter um empreendimento proposto complementando a aplicação e precisa mostrar que o empreendimento proposto terá mérito substancial e importância nacional para os Estados Unidos, se o caso for aprovado. Este artigo explica por que franquear sua empresa como o empreendimento proposto poderá ajudar a provar o mérito substancial e a importância nacional do empreendimento.
O que é uma franquia?
Franquia é um acordo empresarial em que uma organização (franqueador) cede ao investidor o direito de usar a sua marca. Subway, McDonald’s e o 7-Eleven são todos exemplos conhecidos de franquias. O franqueador normalmente tem um controle significativo sobre o investidor (também conhecido como franqueado). O franqueado se beneficia pelo reconhecimento da marca da sua franquia, assim como regulamentos e processos existentes, campanhas de marketing, cadeia de distribuição e fornecimento organizadas pelo franqueador.
Vantagens de criar uma franquia para um visto EB2 Isenção de Interesse Nacional
Toda aplicação de NIW necessita que o requente tenha o empreendimento proposto complementando a aplicação. Para muitos, iniciar uma empresa nos Estado Unidos é um excelente empreendimento proposto como base de um NIW. Quando se aplica para um NIW, uma das exigências que o requerente precisa provar é se o empreendimento proposto tem mérito substancial e importância nacional. O USCIS olhará vários fatores para decidir se o empreendimento proposto tem importância nacional, mas dois fatores mais importantes que eles analisam são:
- Se o empreendimento proposto tem potencial para empregar trabalhadores americanos, tanto direta como indiretamente.
- A probabilidade de o empreendimento proposto ter um impacto econômico positivo substancial, particularmente em áreas economicamente enfraquecidas.
Franqueando sua empresa pode trazer benefícios e ajudar a mostrar porque o empreendimento proposto irá aumentar significativamente a criação de empregos, assim como trazer benefícios econômicos substanciais.
Para mostrar a possível oportunidade de criação de empregos para trabalhadores americanos, transformar a empresa em uma franquia tem claras consequências sobre a capacidade de criação de empregos. Para o franqueador, haverá a necessidade de criar alguns empregos diretos. Esses empregos podem incluir cargos que são comuns em vários negócios, incluindo recepcionista, recursos humanos, vendedores, e qualquer outra posição necessária para o andamento das operações. Mas o grande potencial à criação de empregos, vem dos empregos indiretos criados pela franquia. Por exemplo, se a franquia é um restaurante ou outro estabelecimento alimentar, cada loja aberta como franquia terá que contratar sua própria equipe de funcionários para as operações do empreendimento. Seriam, caixas, garçons, cozinheiros e será necessário contratar mais funcionários para cada unidade de franquia que for aberta. Se são necessários de 5 – 10 funcionários para operar uma unidade da franquia, consequentemente 10 unidades criarão entre 50 a 100 empregos para trabalhadores americanos, mostrando o imenso potencial de criação de empregos dentro de uma franquia.
Além disso, as unidades da franquia podem ser abertas por todos os Estados Unidos, aumentando o alcance do empreendimento proposto enquanto, simultaneamente, aumenta a probabilidade de uma pequena empresa economicamente ativa (franqueado) abrir em áreas economicamente enfraquecidas dos Estados Unidos. Organizando a empresa em uma franquia, não somente abre as portas para pessoas que esperam ter seu próprio negócio, como também dá a oportunidade de criação de pequenas empresas em todo território nacional.
Se você é um empresário ou gostaria de ser dono de seu próprio negócio usando a empresa como seu empreendimento proposto, em um EB2 de Isenção de Interesse Nacional, considere fazer da sua empresa uma franquia, para aumentar as probabilidades de aprovação.
Se tiver alguma dúvida sobre o que isso significa para você, por favor marque uma consulta com um de nossos experientes advogados.
Será um prazer trabalhar com você!
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