Do You Want To Grow Or Direct A Business Enterprise In The United States? The E-2 Treaty Investor Visa May Be Your Key To Living In And Investing In America.

Invest in the United State and in your family’s future.

The E-2 treaty investor visa is ideal for those living in a trade treaty country who wish to come to the United States with their families in order to invest significant funds into an enterprise and operate a business that benefits both countries.

The E-2 visa is intended for persons who want to enter the United States solely to develop and direct the operations of an enterprise in which the investor has invested, or of an enterprise in which the investor is actively in the process of investing a substantial amount of capital.

Does this non-immigration work visa sound like an ideal choice for your career and your future? Please contact our San Francisco immigration lawyers for more information on this visa option for entrepreneurs.

What are the required documents for an E-2 trade treaty investor visa?

• Electronic nonimmigrant visa application DS-160.
• Nonimmigrant treaty investor visa application DS-156-E
• A passport that is valid for the next six months.
• A letter of support from the company.
• The prospects of the investment.
• The duties that you will fill as a business operator in the United States.
• A filing fee.

The immigration regulations provide that an E-2 visa is available to: 



An alien entitled to enter the United States under and in pursuance of the provisions of a treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and the foreign state of which he is a national, and the spouse and children of any such alien if accompanying or following to join him solely to develop and direct the operations of an enterprise in which he has invested, or of an enterprise in which he is actively in the process of investing, a substantial amount of capital.



How do you qualify for an E-2 investor visa?

• You must be from a treaty country.
• You must make a substantial investment in an enterprise; that is, an investment that is sufficient to successfully run your operation.
• You must come to the United State to develop and direct your enterprise.
• Your investment must provide an income and have a significant positive impact on the U.S. economy.

The capital invested by a treaty investor must be subjected to partial or total loss if the investment does not turn out as intended. The capital that is invested also needs to be the investor's unsecured personal business capital or capital secured by personal assets.



Often we find that for an E-2, to prove the investment of funds has been made, an E-2 applicant will choose to place capital in an escrow, or third party trust account, wherein the E-2 investor is set to purchase a business or some goods to be used in the operation for the business, with the transaction itself, only pending the completion of the E-2 visa process. This arrangement can be used to protect the E-2 applicant's investment so that a situation does not arise where the E-2 applicant is without funds for investment.

Get assistance with your E-2 investor visa from a San Francisco immigration lawyer.

Immigration law and visa requirement can be complicated and difficult to understand. A San Francisco immigration attorney can assist you through every step of the process leading up to your E-2 treaty investor visa, from securing the correct documentation to placing your investment capital in an escrow account.

Do you have questions about your E-2 investor visa application, or do you need help securing E-2 status? Contact the Law Offices of Vaughan de Kirby and let us assist you in starting or growing your business in the United States.