BUSINESS IMMIGRATION
E-1 TREATY TRADER VISA
E-2 TREATY TADER VISA
L-1 VISA
The E-1 Visa is for individuals from qualifying countries that are interested in doing business or trade in the United States.
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Applicants must meet specific requirements to qualify for an E-1 Treaty Trader visa:
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Must be a national of a Treaty Country.
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The trading firm for which you are coming to the U.S. must have the nationality of the treaty country.
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More than 50 percent of the international trade involved must be between the U.S. and your home country.
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You Must Be Employed In a Supervisory or Executive Capacity, or Possess Specialized Skills
The E-2 Visa is for individuals looking to invest a substantial amount in the United States. A Treaty Investor Applicant must have no intentions of living in the United States permanently. The investor must be a company or national of a Treaty Country.
The L-1 visa is for executives, managers, or specialized knowledge employees. It enables a US employer to transfer an executive, manager, or specialized knowledge employee from a qualifying foreign entity to a US entity.
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In order to qualify applicants must:
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Have worked in the qualifying organization for at least 12 continuous months within the last three years leading up to transfer in an executive, managerial or specialized knowledge capacity.
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Have specialized knowledge based on employment with a foreign employer that will be used in the U.S.
TREATY COUNTRIES
Albania E-2
Argentina E-1
Argentina E-2
Armenia E-2
Australia E-1
Australia E-2
Austria E-1
Austria E-2
Azerbaijan E-2
Bahrain E-2
Bangladesh E-2
Belgium E-1
Belgium E-2
Bolivia E-1
Bolivia E-2
Bosnia and Herzegovina E-1
Bosnia and Herzegovina E-2
Brunei E-1
Bulgaria E-2
Cameroon E-2
Canada E-1
Canada E-2
Chile E-1
Chile E-2
China (Taiwan) E-1
China (Taiwan) E-2
Colombia E-1
Colombia E-2
Congo (Brazzaville) E-2
Congo (Kinshasa) E-2
Costa Rica E-1
Costa Rica E-2
Croatia E-1
Croatia E-2
Czech Republic E-2
Denmark E-1
Denmark E-2
Ecuador E-2
Egypt E-2
Estonia E-1
Estonia E-2
Ethiopia E-1
Ethiopia E-2
Finland E-1
Finland E-2
France E-1
France E-2
Georgia E-2
Germany E-1
Germany E-2
Greece E-1
Grenada E-2
Honduras E-1
Honduras E-2
Iran E-1
Iran E-2
Ireland E-1
Ireland E-2
Israel E-1
Italy E-1
Italy E-2
Jamaica E-2
Japan E-1
Japan E-2
Jordan E-1
Jordan E-2
Kazakhstan E-2
Korea (South) E-1
Korea (South) E-2
Kosovo E-1
Kosovo E-2
Kyrgyzstan E-2
Latvia E-1
Latvia E-2
Liberia E-1
Liberia E-2
Lithuania E-2
Luxembourg E-1
Luxembourg E-2
Macedonia E-1
Macedonia E-2
Mexico E-1
Mexico E-2
Moldova E-2
Mongolia E-2
Montenegro E-1
Montenegro E-2
Morocco E-2
Netherlands E-1
Netherlands E-2
Norway E-1
Norway E-2
Oman E-1
Oman E-2
Pakistan E-1
Pakistan E-2
Panama E-2
Paraguay E-1
Paraguay E-2
Philippines E-1
Philippines E-2
Poland E-1
Poland E-2
Romania E-2
Serbia E-1
Serbia E-2
Senegal E-2
Singapore E-1
Singapore E-2
Slovak Republic E-2
Slovenia E-1
Slovenia E-2
Spain E-1
Spain E-2
Sri Lanka E-2
Suriname E-1
Suriname E-2
Sweden E-1
Sweden E-2
Switzerland E-1
Switzerland E-2
Thailand E-1
Thailand E-2
Togo E-1
Togo E-2
Trinidad & Tobago E-2
Tunisia E-2
Turkey E-1
Turkey E-2
Ukraine E-2
United Kingdom E-1
United Kingdom E-2
Yugoslavia E-1
Yugoslavia E-2