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10 High-Profit E‑2 Visa Businesses
Most franchise lists rank brands by how fast they sell units. This guide starts with what the owner keeps from each sale, then shows the brands in our portfolio that already passed our FDD review, grouped by budget.
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- The 10 business types where owners keep the most of every $100 in sales
- Brands from our portfolio grouped by budget, with average yearly sales
- What each business is like day to day, and what to watch out for
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In short
The small businesses that leave the owner the most money are services with repeat customers. Owners of vending, insurance, accounting and pest control businesses typically keep $47 to $56 of every $100 in sales; restaurant owners keep $18 (BizBuySell, 2021 to 2025). A high margin alone does not make a strong E-2 case.
Why this guide is different
Profit first, then brands we already checked
Public profit data plus our own review of each franchise's disclosure document.
1
Start with profit
10 business types ranked by what the owner keeps from every $100 in sales.
2
Keep the brands that passed
Only franchises from our portfolio, each checked against its FDD.
3
Sort them by budget
Three budget ranges, with cost to open and average yearly sales.
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Who keeps the most of every $100 in sales
Same $100 in sales, very different money left for the owner.
Typical vending business
$56
kept from every $100
vs
Typical restaurant
$18
kept from every $100
Vending machines#1$56
Insurance agency#2$50
Accounting and tax#3$50
Pest control#4$47
Typical = median owner earnings divided by sales, before taxes and including the owner's own pay, for U.S. small businesses sold from 2021 to 2025. Source: BizBuySell. Industry figures, not results of any brand and not a promise of what you will earn.
High margin is not the same as a strong visa case
Businesses that run with few or no employees, like vending, need extra planning with the attorney. The guide flags them.
A share is not dollars
A restaurant keeps less of each sale but can sell far more. That is why the guide also lists each brand's average yearly sales.
How we review a brand
Why these brands are in our portfolio
Two franchises can cost the same and look identical in a brochure. This is what separates them.
What we look for
Startup costs you can trace line by line in the FDD
Revenue in the first months, not the second year
An Item 19 with real numbers in it
Decades of history and a clean litigation record
What we pass on
An investment figure nobody can source
A year of spending before the first dollar arrives
A blank or thin Item 19
A young system with lawsuits on file
Screening is a commercial review by our franchise analysts, not a guarantee of visa approval, which is always decided by the U.S. government. Eligibility for any visa is assessed by the independent immigration attorney you engage directly.
Who built this guide
Patrick Findaro
Founding Partner, Visa Franchise
15 years in finance and investment, starting at JPMorgan. Built with our franchise analysts, who review every brand's FDD before it joins the portfolio.
Author of Own Your American Dream1,200+ families guidedSince 2015
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Success stories
People who already made the move
Six clients and five industries. Each one explains on camera how they chose the business.
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CanadaAlim Haji
Home care, Dallas Fort Worth
After years in corporate roles in Canada, he opened an Assisting Hands Home Care franchise and moved his family to Texas.
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GermanyIna & Andreas Monn
Tutoring Club, Greenville
After living in Germany, Costa Rica and Dubai, they opened a Tutoring Club franchise in South Carolina.
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HondurasTarek Gabrie
Property management, Charleston
He left an engineering career in Honduras and launched a property management business in Charleston.
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Procter & GambleAdrian Giovannetti
Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming
He spent nearly two decades at Procter & Gamble before opening a pet grooming franchise.
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BoliviaAgustin Arandia
Autism care, Virginia
He moved his family from Bolivia and chose a franchise in autism care, a business he wanted to build with purpose.
Watch his story →Individual results vary. Outcomes depend on the specifics of each case and are assessed by the independent immigration attorney.
FAQ
Quick answers
How much does it cost to open one of these franchises?
The brands in the guide range from about $18,000 to $400,000 in total investment, grouped into three ranges: up to $100,000, $100,000 to $200,000 and over $200,000.
Does a high-profit business guarantee an E-2 visa?
No. The visa depends on the whole case and is decided by the U.S. government. Eligibility is assessed by the independent immigration attorney you engage directly.
Where does the data come from?
Profit margins come from BizBuySell data on U.S. small businesses sold from 2021 to 2025. Investment and sales figures come from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
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*Our 94% client satisfaction rating comes from a Net Promoter Score measured from May 2025 to May 2026, with a survey sent to every client the moment their visa is approved or denied.