Investment Visas Overview E-1 Visas: Treaty Trader Visas
Foreign nationals of qualifying treaty countries who wish to enter the United States in order to engage in a “substantial trade” between their country of origin and the United States may apply fora E-1 visa. The trade refers to the international exchange of goods, services, money, and technology. The volume of trade must be sufficient to justify the Trader or their employees being in the U.S. to manage the trade and must constitute the majority of the traders international trade.(at least 50% of the Traders exports/imports must be to or from the U .S. There is no minimum level, but the lower the volume the less likely one will qualify as a Treaty Trader . E-2 Visas: Treaty Investors E-2 visas permit people of foreign countries to enter the United States in order to direct and develop a commercial enterprise or business in which they have invested, or are in the process of investing, a substantial amount of money or capital. Foreign nationals wishing to obtain E-2 visas must be a citizen of a country with which the U.S. has a treaty of commerce. Although there is no specific dollar amount required under U.S. immigration laws, the investment must be “substantial” and cannot be marginal. An investor can also buy an existing business or create a new business in the U.S. EB-5 Petitions The Employment Based Fifth Preference Category, or EB-5, was created to attract foreign capital to the United States in order to create more job opportunities and benefit the U.S. economy. In order to qualify under the EB-5 category, foreign investors must:
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