Some employees who also have the same treaty nationality of the U.S. company may also be eligible for an E-1 visa. To qualify for an E-1 visa, whether as an individual or a U.S. enterprise which is engage in trade, the following is required:

• The principal trader, executive, manager, essential employee, or other high specialized employees of the enterprise must be a citizen of the treaty country.

The legal definition for E-1 visas describing “Trade” means that there is an existing international exchange of items of trade for consideration between the U.S. and the treaty country.  Examples of trade might be:

• Goods
• Services
• International banking
• Insurance
• Transportation
• Tourism
• Technology and its transfer
• Some news-gathering activities.

What is “Substantial trade” depends on the continuous flow of sizable international trade items, involving numerous transactions over time.  There is no minimum requirement regarding the monetary value or volume of each transaction.

“Principal trade” between the U.S. and the treaty country exists when over 50 percent of the total volume of international trade is between the U.S. and the trader’s treaty country.

Family Members

Familieleden van de houder van het E-visum mogen de Verenigde Staten binnen met de houder van het visum. Inbegrepen in deze categorie is de echtgenoot van de visumhouder, evenals minderjarige ongehuwde kinderen onder de leeftijd van 21. Zodra kinderen de leeftijd van 21 jaar bereiken of trouwen, hebben zij niet langer het recht om in de Verenigde Staten te blijven in de status van het verdrag. Elk gezinslid heeft een aparte visumaanvraag nodig die is ingediend samen met die van de hoofdaanvrager "E".

Documentation Required for the E Visa

Seeking an E-2 trade visa requires many forms of documentation, such as a ongoing substantial trade principally between the United States and the Treaty Country, lawful source of funds, and more, which our law firm is happy to guide you through, as well as assist you in organizing or preparing. For more information about whether you, your company, or one of your treaty nationals may qualify for the E-1 Visa, please feel free to contact our law firm‘s board certified expert with questions.

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FOOTNOTES

¹China (Taiwan).  Pursuant to Section 6 of the Taiwan Relations Act, Public Law 96-8, 93 Stat, 14, this agreement, which was concluded with the Taiwan authorities prior to January 1, 1979, is administered on a nongovernmental basis by the American Institute in Taiwan, a nonprofit District of Columbia corporation, and constitutes neither recognition of the Taiwan authorities nor the continuation of any official relationship with Taiwan.

²Czech Republic and Slovak Republic.  The Treaty with the Czech and Slovak Federal Republics entered into force on December 19, 1992; it entered into force for the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic as separate states on January 1, 1993.

³Denmark.  The Convention of 1826 does not apply to the Faroe Islands of Greenland.  The Treaty, which entered into force on July 30, 1961, does not apply to Greenland.

⁴France.  The Treaty, which entered into force on December 21, 1960, applies to the departments of Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Reunion.

⁵Japan.  The Treaty, which entered into force on October 30, 1953, was made applicable to the Bonin Islands on June 26, 1968, and to the Ryukyu Islands on May 15, 1972.

⁶Nederland. Het Verdrag, dat op 5 december 1957 in werking is getreden, is van toepassing op Aruba en de Nederlandse Antillen.

⁷Noorwegen. Het Verdrag, dat op 13 september 1932 in werking is getreden, is niet van toepassing op Svalbard (Spitzbergen en bepaalde kleinere eilanden).

⁸Spanje. Het Verdrag, dat op 14 april 1903 in werking is getreden, is van toepassing op alle gebieden.

⁹Suriname. Het Verdrag met Nederland, dat op 5 december 1957 in werking is getreden, werd op 10 februari 1963 van toepassing op Suriname.

¹⁰Verenigd Koninkrijk. Het verdrag, dat op 3 juli 1815 in werking is getreden, is alleen van toepassing op het Britse grondgebied in Europa (de Britse eilanden (behalve de Republiek Ierland), de Kanaaleilanden en Gibraltar) en op de "inwoners" van dat grondgebied. Deze term, zoals gebruikt in de Conventie, betekent "iemand die daadwerkelijk en permanent op een bepaalde plaats woont en daar zijn woonplaats heeft." Om in aanmerking te komen voor de verdragshandelaar of verdragsinvesteerdersstatus onder dit verdrag, moet de vreemdeling een onderdaan van het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Personen met de nationaliteit van andere leden van het Gemenebest dan het Verenigd Koninkrijk komen niet in aanmerking voor de verdragshandelaar of verdragsinvesteerdersstatus onder dit verdrag.

¹¹Joegoslavië. De visie van de VS is dat de Socialistische Federale Republiek Joegoslavië (SFRY) is opgelost en dat de opvolgers die voorheen de SFRY vormden - Bosnië en Herzegovina, Kroatië, Kosovo, de Voormalige Joegoslavische Republiek Macedonië, Montenegro, Servië en Slovenië, doorgaan gebonden te zijn aan het bij de SFRY geldende verdrag en het tijdstip van ontbinding.

¹²The E-3 visa is for nationals of the Commonwealth of Australia who wish to enter the United States to perform services in a “specialty occupation.”  The term “specialty occupation” means an occupation that requires theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge, and attainment of a bachelor’s or higher degree in the specific specialty (or its equivalent) as a minimum for entry into the occupation in the United States.  The definition is the same as the Immigration and Nationality Act definition of an H-1B specialty occupation.

¹³Bolivia.  Bolivian nationals with qualifying investments in place in the United States by June 10, 2012 continue to be entitled to E-2 classification until June 10, 2022.  The only nationals of Bolivia (other than those qualifying for derivative status based on a familial relationship to an E-2 principal alien) who may qualify for E-2 visas at this time are those applicants who are coming to the United States to engage in E-2 activity in furtherance of covered investments established or acquired prior to June 10, 2012.

¹⁴Ecuadorian nationals with qualifying investments in place in the United States by May 18, 2018 continue to be entitled to E-2 classification until May 18, 2028.  The only nationals of Ecuador (other than those qualifying for derivative status based on a familial relationship to an E-2 principal alien) who may qualify for E-2 visas at this time are those applicants who are coming to the United States to engage in E-2 activity in furtherance of covered investments established or acquired prior to May 18, 2018.