E1 TREATY VISA​

E1 TREATY VISA - HOUSTON, TX IMMIGRATION LAWYER

This type of visa allows a citizen of a treaty country (a country with which the U.S. maintains commerce and navigation) to be admitted to the United States when investing substantial capital into a U.S. business. Employees of such an individual or of a qualifying organization may also be eligible for this type of classification.

It sounds simple, but the steps require significant time. We recommend to speak with us as early as you are thinking about it. Do not wait until you are 100% sure you want to hire this candidate. Consult with us in the early stages. Consider as your consultant. We can save you time and stress.

​We are here to guide entrepreneurs and professionals every step of the way. We offer these services as a one-time service or monthly representation fee similar to an outside counsel consultation where you do not need to pay my payroll tax.

HOW DO I QUALIFY FOR E1 TREATY VISA - HOUSTON, TX IMMIGRATION LAWYER

To qualify for E-1 classification, the treaty trader must:
  • Be a national of a country with which the United States maintains a treaty of commerce and navigation or with which the United States maintains a qualifying international agreement, or which has been deemed a qualifying country by legislation;
  • Carry on substantial trade; and
  • Carry on principal trade between the United States and the treaty country which qualified the treaty trader for E-1 classification.
Trade is the existing international exchange of items of trade for consideration between the United States and the treaty country.  Items of trade include but are not limited to:
  • Goods
  • Services
  • International banking
  • Insurance
  • Transportation
  • Tourism
  • Technology and its transfer
  • Some news-gathering activities.
See 8 CFR 214.2(e)(9) for additional examples and discussion. Substantial trade generally refers to an amount of trade sufficient to ensure a continuous flow of international trade items between the United States and the treaty country. The continuous flow contemplates numerous transactions over time. There is no minimum requirement regarding the monetary value or volume of each transaction. While monetary value of transactions is a relevant factor in considering substantiality, greater weight is given to more numerous exchanges of greater value. For smaller businesses, the income derived from the value of numerous transactions which is sufficient to support the treaty trader and their family is a favorable factor.  See 8 CFR 214.2(e)(10) for further details. Principal trade between the United States and the treaty country exists when over 50% of the volume of international trade of the treaty trader is between the United States and the treaty country of the treaty trader’s nationality. See 8 CFR 214.2(e)(11).

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IS YOUR COUNTRY ON THE LIST?

Albania E-2 January 4, 1998
Argentina E-1 December 20, 1854
ArgentinaE-2December 20, 1854
ArmeniaE-2March 29, 1996
AustraliaE-1December 16, 1991
AustraliaE-2December 27, 1991
Australia E-3September 2, 2005
AustriaE-1May 27, 1931
AustriaE-2May 27, 1931
AzerbaijanE-2August 2, 2001
BahrainE-2May 30, 2001
BangladeshE-2July 25, 1989
BelgiumE-1October 3, 1963
BelgiumE-2October 3, 1963
BoliviaE-1November 09, 1862
Bolivia E-2June 6, 2001
Bosnia and Herzegovina E-1November 15, 1982
Bosnia and Herzegovina E-2November 15, 1982
BruneiE-1July 11, 1853
BulgariaE-2June 2, 1954
CameroonE-2April 6, 1989
CanadaE-1January 1, 1994
CanadaE-2January 1, 1994
ChileE-1January 1, 2004
ChileE-2January 1, 2004
China (Taiwan) E-1November 30, 1948
China (Taiwan) E-2November 30, 1948
ColombiaE-1June 10, 1948
ColombiaE-2June 10, 1948
Congo (Brazzaville)E-2August 13, 1994
Congo (Kinshasa)E-2July 28, 1989
Costa RicaE-1May 26, 1852
Costa RicaE-2May 26, 1852
Croatia E-1November 15, 1982
Croatia E-2November 15, 1982
Czech Republic E-2January 1, 1993
Denmark E-1July 30, 1961
DenmarkE-2December 10, 2008
Ecuador E-2May 11, 1997
EgyptE-2June 27, 1992
EstoniaE-1May 22, 1926
EstoniaE-2February 16, 1997
EthiopiaE-1October 8, 1953
EthiopiaE-2October 8, 1953
FinlandE-1August 10, 1934
FinlandE-2December 1, 1992
France E-1December 21, 1960
France E-2December 21, 1960
GeorgiaE-2August 17, 1997
GermanyE-1July 14, 1956
GermanyE-2July 14, 1956
GreeceE-1October 13, 1954
GrenadaE-2March 3, 1989
HondurasE-1July 19, 1928
HondurasE-2July 19, 1928
IrelandE-1September 14, 1950
IrelandE-2November 18, 1992
Israel E-1April 3, 1954
Israel E-2May 1, 2019
ItalyE-1July 26, 1949
ItalyE-2July 26, 1949
JamaicaE-2March 7, 1997
Japan E-1October 30, 1953
Japan E-2October 30, 1953
JordanE-1December 17, 2001
JordanE-2December 17, 2001
KazakhstanE-2January 12, 1994
Korea (South)E-1November 7, 1957
Korea (South)E-2November 7, 1957
Kosovo E-1November 15, 1882
Kosovo E-2November 15, 1882
KyrgyzstanE-2January 12, 1994
LatviaE-1July 25, 1928
LatviaE-2December 26, 1996
LiberiaE-1November 21, 1939
LiberiaE-2November 21, 1939
LithuaniaE-2November 22, 2001
LuxembourgE-1March 28, 1963
LuxembourgE-2March 28, 1963
Macedonia E-1November 15, 1982
Macedonia E-2November 15, 1982
MexicoE-1January 1, 1994
MexicoE-2January 1, 1994
MoldovaE-2November 25, 1994
MongoliaE-2January 1, 1997
Montenegro E-1November 15, 1882
Montenegro E-2November 15, 1882
MoroccoE-2May 29, 1991
Netherlands E-1December 5, 1957
Netherlands E-2December 5, 1957
New Zealand E1June 10, 2019
New Zealand E2June 10, 2019
Norway E-1January 18, 1928
Norway E-2January 18, 1928
OmanE-1June 11, 1960
OmanE-2June 11, 1960
PakistanE-1February 12, 1961
PakistanE-2February 12, 1961
PanamaE-2May 30, 1991
ParaguayE-1March 07, 1860
ParaguayE-2March 07, 1860
PhilippinesE-1September 6, 1955
PhilippinesE-2September 6, 1955
PolandE-1August 6, 1994
PolandE-2August 6, 1994
RomaniaE-2January 15, 1994
SenegalE-2October 25, 1990
Serbia E-1November 15,1882
Serbia E-2November 15,1882
SingaporeE-1January 1, 2004
SingaporeE-2January 1, 2004
Slovak Republic E-2January 1, 1993
Slovenia E-1November 15, 1982
Slovenia E-2November 15, 1982
Spain E-1April 14, 1903
Spain E-2April 14, 1903
Sri LankaE-2May 1, 1993
Suriname E-1February 10, 1963
Suriname E-2February 10, 1963
SwedenE-1February 20, 1992
SwedenE-2February 20, 1992
SwitzerlandE-1November 08, 1855
SwitzerlandE-2November 08, 1855
ThailandE-1June 8, 1968
ThailandE-2June 8, 1968
TogoE-1February 5, 1967
TogoE-2February 5, 1967
Trinidad & TobagoE-2December 26, 1996
TunisiaE-2February 7, 1993
TurkeyE-1February 15, 1933
TurkeyE-2May 18, 1990
UkraineE-2November 16, 1996
United Kingdom E-1July 03, 1815
United Kingdom E-2July 03, 1815
Yugoslavia E-1November 15, 1882
Yugoslavia E-2November 15, 1882
See U.S. Department of State’s Treaty Countries for a current list of countries with which the United States maintains a treaty of commerce and navigation.

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