To qualify for the E-2 treaty investor visa, you must be a national of a country that maintains a treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation and Bilateral Investment Treaties with the U.S. for E2 visa purposes. 

Examples of Treaty Countries include Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Italy, France, and many more. 

Click on the link below for a full list of countries.

By the time we're ready to file your case, your initial investment must be final and substantial.

Substantial means that the funds invested must be sufficient to ensure the successful operation of your U.S. business. 

Consulting businesses usually require a lower investment and oftentimes, it is difficult to come up with the initial $60,000 investment. While manufacturing businesses often require hundreds of thousands to get the business up in running. 

For established businesses, we are often able to use historic expenses as part of the E2 visa investment. 

Your U.S. Business must be more than marginal. The marginality requirement means that your U.S. business must generate enough money beyond what's needed to sustain yourself and your family in the U.S. 

For LLCs, this will be the Cash Withdrawn from the business, and/or your wages. 

For Corporations, it will be your salary as well as any dividend distributions. 

Typically, income generated from the E2 visa must be higher than $100,000 annually.  

The E2 visa business must be real, active, and for-profit. Passive investments such as investments in stocks or real estate are not allowed. To prove this requirement we typically submit documents demonstrating the company's bank account, licenses, W2s, permits, office leases, etc.