Immigration Law

E-2 Treaty Investor Visa

By Robert Kraft

You could qualify for an E-2 Treaty Investor Visa. First, the investor should be from a country that has a treaty of commerce and navigation or bilateral investment treaty with the U.S. Once the investor enters the U.S, the investor will be responsible for the development and administration of the investment enterprise in which he or she has invested, or is actively in the process of investing, a large sum of capital.

To begin the process, the investor should be the majority owner in the investing company, specifically more than 50% owner. The investor has to show that the investment enterprise will have sufficient capital to guarantee jobs for U.S. citizens or residents of the U.S. Once the investment company ceases to exist, the investor will no longer be an E-2 visa holder and needs to immediately depart the U.S. Generally, E-2 visa holders are admitted for a 2 year period but are eligible for extensions.

If you need further information regarding the E-2 visa process, please call 214-999-9999.

Full post as published by Immigration Law Answers Blog on August 21, 2008 (boomark / email).