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E-1 Visa

The E-1, or Treaty Trader visa, is a non-immigrant visa option available to nationals of countries that hold a trade treaty with the United States. It is designed for businesspersons who intend to engage in substantial trade activities or participate in enterprises that conduct trade with the U.S. This visa category facilitates the entry of individuals who are involved in the international exchange of goods, services, and technology, promoting economic relations between the U.S. and treaty countries. Applicants must demonstrate their eligibility based on the specific requirements outlined for treaty traders under U.S. immigration law.

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Eligibility Requirements
  • The applicant must be a national of a treaty country with which the U.S. conducts trade, commerce, and navigation under a relevant treaty.
  • The applicant’s trade must be substantial in operation.
  • The applicant should carry on conducting trade primarily between the U.S. and the country via which s/he can be issued an E-1 visa.
  • The company should not be marginal. This means the company is required to produce significantly more income than the one which would solely afford the applicant and his/her family’s living.

Family Members

Spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21 are eligible to apply for E-1 visas as dependents. If approved, they will be entitled to the same period of lawful stay as the applicant.

What is my duration of stay?
Duration of your stay, as well as number of entries, vary by treaty country. But it generally ranges from 3 months to 5 years. If you apply change of status in the U.S, you only get 2 years of stay in the U.S. Please beware of difference between visa and status, visa is needed to be able to travel and multiple entries to the U.S while status only gives option to stay in the U.S.
Yes, you can. Fortunately, extensions are limitless.
As long as you are in the U.S. under a lawful nonimmigrant status, you can request a change of status to E-1 by filing Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker.
The E-1, or Treaty Trader visa, is a non-immigrant visa option available to nationals of countries that hold a trade treaty with the United States. It is designed for businesspersons who intend to engage in substantial trade activities or participate in enterprises that conduct trade with the U.S. This visa category facilitates the entry of individuals who are involved in the international exchange of goods, services, and technology, promoting economic relations between the U.S. and treaty countries. Applicants must demonstrate their eligibility based on the specific requirements outlined for treaty traders under U.S. immigration law. To learn if your country is a treaty country or not, please see Treaty Countries by the U.S. Department of State.
Fortunately, no. Your spouse and children might hold different nationalities than yours, and their national country may be a non-treaty country.

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