Thinking about getting an treaty investor visa or E-2 visa? An E-2 non-immigrant visa allows a national of a treaty country to be admitted to the United States when investing a substantial amount of capital in a U.S. Business. The list of the participating countries you can see here: http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/ english/fees/treaty.html. According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security there were 165 million non-immigrant admissions to the United States during 2012 and 386,742 of these admissions were E-1 to E-3 visas. As long as an investor visa is issued for those who want to invest in a U.S. business, let's try to explain what an investment is. This means treaty investor's placing of capital, including funds and / or other assets, at risk in the commercial sense with the objective of generating a profit. One can invest in: international banking, insurance, transportation, tourism and communications. In order to be qualified for this type of visa, you should be a national of a treaty country and willing to invest in a new or existing enterprise and your investment must be in a bond fide enterprise. Another important requirement is that you must have control over the funds and owe at least 50% of the business and also you have to be able to provide the source of your funding. For more detailed information about the application process and all the required documents please, watch our video. A maximum period of initial stay is 2 years, but it can be extended up to two years more. Don't forget that all E-2 non-immigrants must maintain the intention to depart the United States when their status expires.
