Thank you Tando! It kind of seems almost like a loophole for us…too good to be true. But if we could have a “rep office” for our investment company then it seems like we’d essentially be able to conduct business as usual while also sponsoring our own visas. Basically our business would be to find scalable early-stage companies to invest in, whether in Taiwan or elsewhere in Asia. So there’s not really any actual commerce happening, just networking, researching, perhaps some due diligence related to analyzing companies and inspecting their operations…but there’s no buying or selling, importing or exporting, or any services performed for fees paid.
Any actual investments, when the time comes, would be made by a separate US entity established specifically for said investment. The only potential obstacle I’d foresee is if we are expected to set a salary amount. This is normally deal-dependent and paid within the deal not through our investment company per se. Anyway, just sharing in case someone has experience or knowledge to share. Otherwise I guess I will find out next year when I start to actually move forward with our applications.
