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TREATY TRADERS E - 1 & E -
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The E1 visa is for nationals from countries
with which the US has a treaty of friendship, commerce, and
navigation who are coming to the US to engage in substantial
trade between the US and the alien's country of nationality.
The E1 visa employee must hold a supervisory or executive
position or have skills, which are essential to the successful
operation of the enterprise. The E1 visa is initially valid
for two years and may be extended indefinitely.
In order to qualify for an E1 visa,
you must be a national of one of the following treaty
countries :
Argentina Australia Austria
Belgium Bolivia Bosnia Brunei
Canada Colombia Costa
Rica Croatia
Denmark
Estonia Ethiopia
Finland France
Germany Greece
Honduras
Iran Ireland Israel Italy
Japan
Korea (South)
Latvia Liberia Luxembourg
Macedonia Mexico
Netherlands Norway
Oman
Pakistan Philippines
Slovenia Spain Suriname Sweden Switzerland
Thailand Thailand Togo Turkey
United Kingdom
Spouses and children of E1 visa holders may
enter and remain in the US in E1 status. E1 visa spouses may
apply for work permit. E1 spouses and children may attend
school in the US.
For whom is a E1 Visa
appropriate?
We hope that this information has been helpful
to you, and we wish you good luck as you prepare your plan to
study in the United States.
Executives, managers and specialists of
a treaty nation company operating in the US seeking to
enter to carry out substantial trade, including their
family members;
Companies in treaty countries who wish to send key
personnel to set up a US company or manage the US
affiliate or branch
What are the requirements for
obtaining an E1 Visa?
An alien, if otherwise admissible, may be
classified as a nonimmigrant treaty trader (E1) if the
alien:
Will be in the United States solely to
carry on trade of a substantial nature, which is
international in scope, either on the alien's behalf or
as an employee of a foreign person or organization
engaged in trade principally between the United States
and the treaty country of which the alien is a national,
taking into consideration any conditions in the country
of which the alien is a national which may affect the
alien's ability to carry on such substantial trade; and
Intends to depart the United States upon the
expiration or termination of treaty trader (E1)
status
The E visa category is based on particular treaties
between the U.S. and certain foreign countries that want
to encourage trade and investment. It is available only
for citizens of those particular countries, which have
entered into the requisite treaty with the U.S., like
Japan.
E-2
visas are available for personnel of companies
engaged in business in the U.S. which represents a substantial
investment in the U.S., known as "treaty investors." The
E2 visa is designed for aliens engaged in international
investment between the United States and the aliens’ country
of nationality. E2 visa holders must make a active and
substantial investment as well as perform an essential role in
the enterprise that results in the creation of job
opportunities for US workers. There is no set amount an E2
visa holder must invest as it depends on the type of
enterprise. The E2 visa is initially valid for two years and
may be extended indefinitely.
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