Hi there!
I'm a German citizen and inherited an apartment building which is now still part (share) of a trust but will be distributed to me as a beneficiary.
I'm wondering about the appropriate visa for my trips to the US when I want to take care of my property.
ESTA should be fine as long as I don't do "physical work". But I'm not sure about negotiating contracts and consulting with business associates. To me it sounds as if this only does apply to a german company negotiating in the US - but I will act on behalf of my US-property (and sure will have income in the US).
Btw: ESTA is only for 90 days
How about B1?
I don't have any knowledge about the B1-Visa, but the requirements for the B2-Visa seem to be very strict and the applications are disapproved very often. I'm pretty afraid of beeing denied because then I couldn't apply for ESTA anymore.
Any E-Visa possible?
I don't "invest", do not create jobs (everything is already existing).
I'm thinking about investing in "green technologies" i.e. solar panels and/or biological water preparation (which seems to be very interesting for the "green City of Santa Monica")
And again: if I would be refused I couldn't apply for ESTA anymore
Any suggestions?
Thanks a lot for your advice!!
Erbin