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Treaty Investor (E2) or Trader (E1)
E2 (Treaty Investor) and E1 Treaty Trader (E1) are nonimmigrant classifications granted to nationals of a country with which the United States maintains a treaty of commerce and navigation in order to invest a substantial amount of capital in a non-marginal U.S. business (E2 Treaty Investor) or to engage in principal and substantial international trade with the U.S. (E1 Treaty Trader). Certain employees of the treaty investor or treaty trader such as supervisory, executive, or those with highly specialized skills that are essential to the operations of the business may also qualify for E2 or E1 visa or status.
The main requirements to qualify for E2 Treaty Investor classification are:
The applicant must be a national of a treaty country;
The investment must be substantial such that it is sufficient to ensure the successful operation of the enterprise;
The investment may not be marginal such that it must generate significantly more income than just to provide a living to the investor and family, or it must have a significant economic impact in the U.S.;
The investment must be a real operating enterprise;
The investor must have control of the funds, and the investment must be at risk in the commercial sense;
The investor must be coming to the U.S. to develop and direct the enterprise; and
The applicant must intend to depart the United States when the E-2 status terminates.
The main requirements to qualify for E1 Treaty Trader classification are:
The applicant must be a national of a treaty country;
The international trade must be substantial such that there should be a continuous flow of sizable international trade items, involving numerous transactions over time;
The trade must be principally between the U.S. and the treaty country such that over 50% of the total volume of international trade is between the U.S. and the trader’s treaty country (Trade means the international exchange of goods, services, and technology);
The applicant must be employed in a supervisory or executive capacity, or possess highly specialized skills essential to the efficient operation of the firm; and
The applicant must intends to depart the United States when the E-1 status terminates.