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A cleaning company can support an E-2 visa whether you build it yourself or buy a franchise. What decides the case is not the industry but whether your investment is substantial, irrevocably committed, aimed at a business that will grow past supporting you, and under your direction. Both paths can clear those bars. They just clear them in different ways, and they fail in different ways too.

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The State Department's August 2026 Visa Bulletin moved the F2A final action date from January 1, 2025 to July 22, 2026. That applies to every country except Mexico, which moved to July 22, 2025. The jump is about eighteen months. F1 moved forward about ten and a half months, and F4 moved eight months. Employment-based categories moved very little. EB-2 for India and EB-5 Unreserved for India are still unavailable for the rest of the fiscal year.

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DHS has replaced duration of status admissions for F, J, and I nonimmigrants with fixed admission periods. F and J admissions are generally tied to the program end date and capped at four years. The change takes effect September 15, 2026, with transition provisions for people already maintaining D/S. If you are affected, pull your Form I-94 and compare it against your program dates, travel plans, and any extension you may need to file with USCIS.

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