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FAQ’S
What does it take to incorporate a company in the U.S.?
May I work in the U.S. if I don't draw a salary?
If I sell to U.S. customers from my foreign company, do
I have to collect sales taxes? And What if I sell for my U.S. company?
May I drop-ship a large amount of my products to a
warehouse location in the USA and then fill the orders from there?
I still have a "green card" that was issued
to me long ago, but I've been living in outside the USA for a number of
years. Is my green card still valid?
May I make sales calls in the U.S.?
How much does it cost for a work visa or green card?
Is CDC a non-profit government organization? How do you
get paid?
What does it cost to lease warehouse or manufacturing
space in the States?
Are there grants available if I should locate in the
area?
Q. What
does it take to incorporate a company in the U.S.?
A. Less
than three days and approximately $1,000.00 (U.S.). You don't have to be a
U.S. citizen to own stock in it. And a Delaware incorporation is not to your
advantage, unless you intend to go public. You should incorporate in that
state where your central place of business will be located.
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Q. May
I work in the U.S. if I don't draw a salary?
A. No.
Whether or not you are paid, much less by whom, is of no relevance to the
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Working here requires a work
visa or green card. Doing any of the labor to produce your product or
services constitutes work, and that includes supervision of workers.
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Q. If
I sell to U.S. customers from my foreign company, do I have to collect sales
taxes? And what if I sell for my U.S. company?
A. Sales taxes are collected only if you are selling to the end user. If you
are selling to distributors, or to manufacturers who use your products in
their production process, sales tax is not an issue regardless of who is
doing the selling.
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Q. May
I drop-ship a large amount of my products to a US Warehouse location and then
fulfill the orders from there?
A. Yes,
this is done very often, almost always with the assistance of a Customs
Broker and/or a "pick and pack" operator. If your volume is large,
however, you may wish to consider the start-up of a U.S. company. In this
way, the Foreign entity can effect a "related party transaction"
and pay a presumably lower duty. (Duty is normally paid on the sale price,
which is usually higher when sold to a customer.
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Q. I
still have a "green card" that was issued to me long ago, but I've
been living outside the USA for a number of years. Is my green card still
valid?
A. No. If
you have been living outside the U.S. for a year or longer, you have probably
(there are few exceptions) abandoned your status as a resident of the U.S..
If you attempt to re-enter the U.S. and use the old green card to do so, you
will most likely be asked to surrender the card.
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Q. May I
make sales calls in the U.S.?
A. Yes, if
you are a Foreign citizen selling Foreign products for a Foreign company, you
may be required to obtain what is known as a B-1 (business) visa. For
Canadian citizens this is a relatively simple process. Selling U.S. products
or selling for a U.S. company requires a work visa.
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Q. How
much does it cost for a work visa or green card?
A. At CDC
we do not charge for consultations, we charge only for assembling the
documents and completing the government forms. Prices for visas range from
$800.00 to $3500.00, depending upon the type of visa. CDC always quotes flat
fees and expenses in advance. We offer a full refund should any petition be denied, for
reasons other than a material mistatement by the client.
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Q. Is CDC
a non-profit government organization? How do you get paid?
A. No, we
are for-profit and privately owned. However, because CDC has some non-profit
governmental agencies as clients, they pay for some of our services. Our
other services are paid by you (immigration, recruitment, and market
research) or in the case of our real estate services, paid for by the
property owner (seller).
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Q. What
does it cost to lease warehouse or manufacturing space in the United States?
A. Leased
space can range from $4.50 to $6.25 per foot, per year. Generally, utilities,
taxes and insurance are included in this rate, but there are exceptions.
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Q. Are
there grants available if I should locate in the area?
A.
Outright grants are rare. There are, however, payroll training grants if you
create some new jobs. There are also a large variety of direct loan programs
at very low interest rates.
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