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Trading Visas

This trade must primarily involve transactions between the U.S. and the treaty country. The visa enables individuals to manage and oversee trade-related activities within the U.S.

What is a Trading Visa?

A trading visa allows citizens from countries that have trade treaties with the United States to enter the U.S. for the purpose of engaging in substantial international trade. This trade must primarily involve transactions between the U.S. and the treaty country. The visa enables individuals to manage and oversee trade-related activities within the U.S.

Who's Elegible?

Qualifications
The applicant must be a citizen of a country that has a trade treaty with the United States.
The business must involve substantial trade, with the majority of transactions occurring between the U.S. and the treaty country.

Types of Trade
Trade can include a variety of goods and services such as banking, insurance, technology, and other international exchanges.

Business Ownership
The applicant or their employer must own at least 50% of the trading business involved in the transactions.

Duration
The visa is typically issued for up to two years but can be renewed indefinitely as long as the trade relationship remains active.

Family Members
Spouses and unmarried children under 21 may accompany the visa holder. Spouses can also apply for work authorization while in the U.S.

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What's the Process like?

For Applicants Outside the U.S.:

1. Form DS-160:

Complete the Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application form and pay the visa fee.

Submit this form for details about the Treaty Trader Enterprise.

Schedule an appointment at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate in the applicant’s country.
  • Valid passport.
  • Proof of citizenship in a treaty country.
  • Evidence of substantial trade (e.g., contracts, invoices, shipping records).
  • Business ownership or employment verification.
  • Proof of intent to return to the treaty country.
Present the required documents and demonstrate eligibility.

If approved, the applicant will receive an E-1 visa for entry into the U.S.

For Applicants Inside the U.S.:

1. Form I-129
Employers or businesses file Form I-129 to request a change of status to E-1 for the applicant.
Provide evidence of substantial trade and the treaty relationship.
Provide evidence of substantial trade and the treaty relationship. USCIS Decision: If approved, the applicant can work in the U.S. under E-1 status.

What's the E2 - Investor Visa?

The E-2 Investor Visa is a nonimmigrant visa that allows citizens of certain treaty countries to enter the United States to invest in and manage a business. This visa is intended for individuals who make a significant financial investment in a U.S. enterprise and plan to oversee or direct its operations.

Qualifications
  • The applicant must be a citizen of a treaty country that has an E-2 visa agreement with the United States.
  • The applicant must either own at least 50% of the business or hold a managerial or essential role in the enterprise.
  • The investment must be substantial enough to ensure the successful operation of the business.
  • The funds must be at risk, meaning they are committed and subject to loss if the business fails.
The investment must be in a real, active, and operating business that generates goods or services for profit. Speculative or idle investments do not qualify.
The applicant must intend to leave the U.S. once their E-2 status ends. However, extensions are allowed as long as the business remains operational and profitable.

The applicant must intend to leave the U.S. once their E-2 status ends. However, extensions are allowed as long as the business remains operational and profitable.

What's the E1 - Trade Visa?

The E-1 Trade Visa is a nonimmigrant visa that allows individuals from treaty countries to enter the United States for the purpose of engaging in substantial trade between the U.S. and their home country. This visa is specifically designed to support international trade in goods, services, or technology, helping to foster business connections and promote economic exchange.

Qualifications
  • The applicant must be a citizen of a country that has a treaty of commerce and navigation with the United States.
  • The applicant must be involved in substantial trade, with at least 50% of the trade taking place between the U.S. and the treaty country.

Trade can include goods, services, technology, insurance, banking, transportation, tourism, or other forms of international exchange.

The trade must involve frequent transactions of significant value, not just a single large transaction.

The applicant must be an executive, manager, or essential employee of the trading company, or the owner of the business conducting the trade.

The applicant must intend to leave the U.S. once their E-1 status ends.

Spouses and unmarried children under 21 can accompany the visa holder. Spouses may also apply for work authorization in the U.S.

The visa is typically issued for up to 2 years, with unlimited 2-year extensions as long as the trade relationship remains active.

  • There is no cap on the number of E-1 visas issued annually.
  • Processing times are generally quicker compared to other visa types.
  • The visa can be renewed indefinitely, as long as the eligibility criteria continue to be met.

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