Franchise Qualifies for E2 Visa with Help of Expert Restaurant Broker

July 2, 2011 - PRLog -- Expert restaurant broker, We Sell Restaurants announces the procurement of an E2 visa for their client in the acquisition of a franchise Pizza K  restaurant in the Atlanta market. The buyer, Bruno Knezevic had this to say, "Excellent job by We Sell Restaurants.  It was a really really good experience.  I look forward to doing more business with We Sell Restaurants in the future."

Franchise restaurant sales of existing businesses can be a primary way to qualify for the state department's E-2 visa as this transaction shows.  Visit http://www.wesellrestaurants.com to learn how.  Restaurants are often established businesses with good returns and multiple employees that meet the requirements for the visa.  The E2 is a "treaty" visa and decisions are based on a substantial investment in a business in this country. There are a number of benefits to the visa outside of legal residency for the investor including an unlimited stay with two year extensions (as long as you maintain valid E2 status) and the ability to bring your dependents (spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21). In addition, the spouse may apply for employment as well.

The criteria to qualify a restaurant for the visa is time consuming and requires the skills of an expert restaurant broker.  We Sell Restaurants had to qualify the financial criteria and manage the time line and requirements to "tie up" the business without a verified outcome (issuance of the visa is always dependent on the government).  Restaurant broker Robin Gagnon had this to say, "There are many complexities in managing the buying process, selling process and simultaneously the government requirements of the visa.  That's why only the most specialized and professional restaurant brokers can offer this service."

Anderson Peixoto, seller of the Pizza K franchise unit worked with the firm over the period of several months to complete the transaction and said, "We Sell Restaurants did a great job."  The Pizza K franchise has several locations in the metro Atlanta area where they focus on pizzas offered to customers at a competitive price while maintaining the highest level of quality and freshness.

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We Sell Restaurants is one of the nation’s largest restaurant brokerage firms. They wrote the book on selling restaurants. Appetite for Acquisition is described as "the definitive guide for anyone looking to enter the restaurant industry."