The STR Group, international STEM-specialist recruitment organisation, is proud to announce it has officially obtained E-2 visa status from the United States government. This milestone marks a significant step in the Group’s strategic international expansion, allowing STR to strengthen its U.S. operations while offering enhanced mobility and opportunities to UK-based professionals.
The E-2 visa is a non-immigrant visa available to nationals of treaty countries, such as the U.K. who invest a substantial amount in a U.S. business. STR’s investment in its American entity qualifies the company to sponsor UK talent under this scheme, providing a streamlined route for experienced professionals to work and live in the United States.
“This is a major achievement that reinforces our commitment to growing our presence in the U.S. market, and our success is thanks to the efforts of our incredible award-nominated Legal & Compliance team, led by Emma Rees, Legal & Compliance Director, and our International Commercial Director Will Winfield,” explained Darren Day, Group CEO. “With E-2 status, we can mobilise our specialist UK talent and our own U.S.-focused consultants more efficiently to support our U.S. clients and their projects.”
Qualified UK professionals can now work in the U.S. through STR, typically in 2-year increments, with visa durations of up to 5 years, and is renewable. Plus, spouses of E-2 visa holders also can work in the U.S., and their children can attend school.
This opens up further opportunity to the Group’s top talent within areas such as:
- Automation (incl. PLC and Robot Programming)
- CQV (Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation)
- Design & Architecture (including Naval Architects)
- Software Engineering (including Fintech)
- Cybersecurity
- Project Engineering and Management
This places STR among a limited number of recruitment organisations holding E-2 status, offering clients and candidates a unique value proposition. With this approval, STR is poised to accelerate its global growth trajectory, while enabling its top-tier UK talent to make a meaningful impact in the United States.
For more information, please contact:
Clair Thomson, Communications Manager
+44 (0)2392 322 307 | cthomson@strgroup.co.uk
Darren Day, Chief Executive Officer
+44 ((0)7392 091002 | dday@strgroup.co.uk
About the STR Group
The STR Group invests time to understand their industries and recognises that each has its own demands, culture and skills base. This is reflected in STR’s specialist, knowledgeable consultants who are embedded in each of their markets, and receive ongoing training to remain ahead in their field.
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