The E2 visa allows individuals, as well as their dependents, to live and work in the United States. The visa is granted by the USCIS (US Citizen and Immigration Services) based on the applicant’s substantial investment in a US business.
When foreign entrepreneurs are interested in investing in American enterprises while simultaneously living in the United States in order to oversee their business investments, they are granted the opportunity to obtain a specialized visa in order to make those visions reality. The E2 visa is only available to foreign nationals willing to spend a significant amount of money or other eligible resources in order to invest in a qualifying American enterprise
To be eligible for an E-2 visa the investor must be a national of a “treaty Country”- – a country with which the U.S. maintains a treaty of commerce and navigation The U.S. business must be majority owned by nationals of the treaty country
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The investment must be substantial in relation to the type and size of the E-2 business often times a minimum of $150,000 although not required is recommended. The business must be an enterprise with sufficient profits to support the investor’s family.
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Some of Treaty Countries
For a complete list of E-2 Visa Counties (from the State Department website): http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/fees/treaty.html)
| Country | Classification | Effective Date |
| Argentina | E-1,E-2 | October 20, 1994 |
| Bolivia | E-1 | November 09, 1862 |
| Canada | E-1, E2 | January 1, 1993 |
| Chile | E-1, E-2 | January 1, 2004 |
| Colombia | E-1, E-2 | June 10, 1848 |
| Costa Rica | E-1, E-2 | May 26, 1852 |
| Honduras | E-1,E-2 | July 19, 1928 |
| Israel | E-1 | April 3, 1954 |
| Israel | E-2 | May 1, 2019 |
| Italy | E-1,E-2 | July 26, 1949 |
| Mexico | E-1,E-2 | January 1, 1994 |
| Panama | E-2 | May 30, 1991 |
| Paraguay | E-1,E-2 | March 07, 1860 |
| Spain | E-1,E-2 | April 14, 1903 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | E-2 | December 26, 1996 |
| United Kingdom (*) | E-1,E-2 | July 03, 1815 |
- United Kingdom – The Convention which entered into force on July 03, 1815, applies only to British territory in Europe (the British Isles (except the Republic of Ireland), the Channel Islands and Gibraltar) and to “inhabitants” of such territory
The E–1 Treaty Trader Visa allows an individual to enter and work inside of the United States based on an commerce he or she will be conducting, while inside the United States.
