E-1 Treaty Trader
Dallas, Texas Immigration Trade Law Firm
The E categories are for foreign nationals involved in international trade or investments between the U.S. and the foreign national’s country, provided that the United States has an appropriate trading relationship with that country. The E-1 is not a petition-based visa. Rather, the E category is granted through application, and the foreign national may apply for an E-1 Visa directly to a U.S. consular office abroad. The E-1 classification is authorized for a national of a country with which the United States has a commercial treaty, who is coming to the U.S. solely to engage in trade of a substantial nature principally between the United States and the foreign national’s country of nationality. The trade involved must be international exchange of items of trade between the U.S. and a treaty country. Title to the trade item must pass from one treaty party to the other.
E-2 Treaty Investor Visa
Dallas, Texas Immigration Trade Law Firm
The E-2 category is authorized for a foreign national of a country with which the United States has a commercial treaty, and who is seeking to direct and develop the operations of an enterprise in which who is coming to the United States solely to direct and develop the operations of a business in which he has invested or is in the process of investing a large amount of capital. The investment involved must place lawfully acquired, owned, and controlled capital at commercial risk with a profit objective, and be subject to loss if the investment fails.
At Reyes Bartolomei Browne, we have over 20 years’ experience in helping people with immigration issues. If you are interested in obtaining an E-1 or E-2 Visa or have any immigration questions or issues, please call one of our bilingual immigration attorneys for a consultation, or fill out the questionnaire to the right of this page.
