E1 Trader, E2 Investor, and
EB5 Alien Entrepreneur Visas

E-1 Treaty Trader
A treaty trader (E-1) visa offers temporary admission to the United States to nationals of treaty nations (a treaty nation is a country with which the U.S. has a qualifying Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation or its equivalent) who seek admission to carry on international trade either as an individual or as an employee of an organization engaged in trade, and intends to depart from the U.S. upon termination of E-1 status. This status extends to the spouse and minor children of the treaty trader.

E-2 Treaty Investor
An individual can take advantage of the E-2 Visa category if he or she has invested or is actively in the process of investing a substantial amount of capital in a U.S.-based business, and is seeking entry solely to develop and direct the enterprise. The investor must demonstrate that he intends to depart upon the termination of E-2 status.

To qualify as an investment, the treaty investor must place capital, including funds and other assets, at risk with the objective of generating a profit. The treaty investor must be in possession of and have control over the capital invested or being invested.

The enterprise must be a real commercial or entrepreneurial undertaking, producing some service or commodity for profit and must meet applicable legal requirements for doing business in the particular jurisdiction in the United States.

A substantial amount of capital constitutes an amount that is substantial in relationship to the total cost of either purchasing an established enterprise or creating the type of enterprise under consideration, sufficient to ensure the treaty investor's financial commitment to the successful operation of the enterprise, and sufficient to indicate that the treaty investor will successfully develop and direct the enterprise.

EB-5 Investor Visas
You and your immediate family can obtain green cards by investing $500,000 in a government-approved Regional Center in one of 25 locations in the country. You will not have to find, start, or run your own business - all this will be taken care of for you.

You can obtain a green card within two years and you and your family can live, study, or work anywhere you choose in the United States. Up to 10,000 foreign investors per year can enter the U.S. under this program. See the EB-5 page
or contact us for more information.