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Do you want to know your eligibility for the E-2 Investor Visa for the US?
Call us toll-free or take less than a minute to fill our Online Assessment for Your Visa Options.
If you are interested in investing in the US economy and want to temporarily live in the US, you could qualify for an E-2 visa if you have the ability to make a substantial investment.
An E-2 Visa (also known as an investor visa) will allow you to live and conduct business in the US temporarily without the burden of having to pay US taxes.
The E-2 visa is for non-immigrants who are individuals, business owners, or investors who plan to make substantial investments in US businesses and plan to reside in the US on a temporary basis.
To be eligible for the E-2 visa, you must be a national of a country in which the United States maintains a Treaty of Commerce and Navigation with. You must also have invested or be actively in the process of investing a substantial amount of capital in a bona fide business in the US.
A bona fide business “is a real, active, and operating commercial or entrepreneurial business that produces goods or services for profit,” according to United States Citizen and Immigration Services.
Certain employees of an E-2 visa holder, as well as family members of the investor or of an employee, may also be eligible for this classification.
The employee of a treaty investor must be of the same nationality as the employer/treaty investor, must meet the definition of “employee” under relevant law, and must either be engaging in duties of an executive or supervisory character, or if employed in a lesser capacity, have special qualifications.
Special qualifications are skills which make the employee’s services essential to efficient operation of the business. Some circumstances or qualities that could meet this requirement are the degree of proven expertise in the employee’s area of operations, whether others possess the employee’s specific skills and whether the employee can command a specific salary.
Family of E-2 visa holders employees of such a person/business may also be eligible for an E-2 visa.
The E-2 visa is for owners and investors in businesses in the United States. This is a non-immigrant temporary US work visa that may be granted for substantial investments in the US.
An individual who obtains the E-2 and their employees may bring their unmarried children, aged 21 and under to the US to live with the visa holder or the employee temporarily, provided these individuals seek approval as E-2 non-immigrant dependents.
The processing times for US visas vary depending on several factors:
While there are many reasons why your treaty investor application could be refused, we have listed the ten most common here:
There is no required E-2 investment amount. The US government does not have a predetermined amount that they consider substantial so there are no minimum or maximum amounts required.
However, the US government looks at each E-2 visa application individually and uses a proportionality test to see the total amount required to set up the business and the actual amount.
Yes, you and your dependents can work in the USA with an E-2 Visa, with some conditions. You are permitted to work for the business in which you have invested and only your spouse may apply for work authorization, not your dependents.
Yes, there is an E-2 Visa renewal process, and you are permitted to apply to renew your E-2 visa. There is no limit to the number of times you are permitted to renew.
Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria
Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic
Denmark, Democratic Republic of Congo
Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia,
Finland, France,
Georgia, Germany, Grenada,
Honduras,
Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Latvia, Liberia, Luxembourg,
Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco,
Netherlands, Norway,
Oman,
Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Poland,
Republic of the Congo, Romania,
Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland,
Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey,
Ukraine, United Kingdom
Yes, you can study while holding an E-2 visa, but you are only allowed to take a few classes. You are not allowed to enroll in a full-time program at a US college or university.
The difference between the E-1 and the E-2 Visa are that the E-1 visa is a Treaty Trader Visa and the E-2 is an Investor Visa.
The E-1 visa is a Treaty Trader visa for individuals involved in the exchange, purchase or sale of goods and services or merchandise.
The E-2 visa is an Investor visa that allows individuals of a treaty country to be admitted to the US to conduct international trade.
At least 50% of the exports/imports must be to/from the United States and must be substantial.
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