E-2 TREATY INVESTOR VISA

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Treaty Investor Visa Overview

• An E-2 Treaty Investor Visa may be obtained by individuals who wish to invest in the United States.



• A requirement of receiving the E-2 Visa is that the applicant is a national of a country with which the United States maintains a treaty of commerce.



• The individual's purpose of entry must be to carry out substantial trade of services or technology, principally between the treaty country and the U.S; or, to direct develop the operations of an enterprise in which the individual is in the process of investing a substantial amount of capital or has invested in.



• The Treaty Investor applicant must by law come to the U.S. to develop and manage the enterprise investment operation or one that is actively in the process of investing a substantial amount of capital. In addition the applicant must have ownership in more than 50% of the investment, unless the coming as an employee of the enterprise.



• There are no quota restrictions for E-2 Visas.



• E-2 Visa holders’ spouses are also eligible to accept employment in the U.S.



• E-2 Visa holders are usually admitted for a 2 year period of time (and extensions can easily be obtained)

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