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Business and Work Visas
Many people enter the United States in search of work and the “American Dream.” For those entering for business reasons, the US requires certain visas, depending on the purpose of the visit.
Investor Visas
The U.S. and many other countries have agreed to a number of treaties, which enable many foreign nationals to get treaty trader and treaty investor visas. These visas are issued for terms of up to two years, and allow a foreign nationals multiple entries into the U.S.
Treaty Trader (E-1)
An applicant can obtain a treaty trader visa if he/she is coming to the United States to carry out “substantial” trade, or, in the alternative, to develop operations of commercial trade with the applicant’s country of nationality.
The following countries have treaties with the United States, enabling attainment of an E-1 Visa: Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei, Canada, China (Taiwan), Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Honduras, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Liberia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mexico, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Serbia Montenegro, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia, Wallis & Futura Islands, Western Sahara.
Treaty Investor Visa (E-2)
An applicant can obtain a treaty investor visa if he/she is coming to the United States to manage the operations of an investment for which he/she is in the process of actively investing a substantial amount of capital. Additionally, the investor must be entering the country to operate the enterprise in which he/she has acquired more than 50% ownership.
The countries with Treaties for an E-2 Visa are Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, China (Taiwan), Colombia, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Democratic Rep. of the), Congo (Rep.), (Kinshasa), Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Grenada, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mexico, Moldavia, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Serbia Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia, Wallis & Futura Islands, and Western Sahara.
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