E Visa - Traders & Investors
U.S. Trade and Investment Visas Lawyers
At Teplen & Associates, PLLC, we provide all of the advice, planning and assistance needed for foreign nationals to obtain both non-immigrant and immigrant investor visas. Our attorneys have very high success rates, and we provide additional immigration services to help bring employees and family members to the United States on derivative visas. To learn more, call our New York City offices at 212-401-4040 or contact us online.
E-1 and E-2 Visa Basics
The E-1 "treaty trader" and E-2 "treaty investor" visas are non-immigrant visas, which are not subject to annual caps and are most typically obtained through consular processing at a U.S. embassy or consulate abroad. However, they may also be applied for directly within the United States.
To qualify for the E-1 or E-2, your home country must have a “qualifying treaty” with the United States. With an E-1 visa, your primary purpose is to carry on substantial trade, between the United States and your home country. To qualify for the E-2, your purpose must be: to direct business operations in which you have invested; or active investment of a substantial amount of capital into your business.
Substantial capital is a term that is best defined by the unique business situation to establish a viable entity. Teplen & Associates, PLLC, has had significant success in drafting business models to qualify as “substantial” with minimization of risk capital.
Both the E-1 and E-2 visas are valid for three (3) and five (5) years respectively but may be renewed as many times as you would like as long as the trade or investment requirements are met in two (2) year increments.
Some of the countries in which we specifically assist clients in obtaining E-visas for business purposes, include:
Note: Physicians who are currently in the United States on a J-1 visa may be able to circumvent the two-year home-country requirement — without obtaining a J-1 waiver — by meeting the requirements of the E-2 investor visa.
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To speak to one of our immigration lawyers about obtaining an E-1 or E-2 visa, call our offices in New York City at 212-401-4040 or Toll-Free from the U.S. at 866-746-0137. You can also contact us online.
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