The E-1 nonimmigrant visa authorizes a foreign citizen to be admitted to the United States temporarily for the sole purpose of engaging in international trade for substantial benefit on behalf of himself or an organization, always with the goal of continuing the primary trade between the US and the treaty country that qualified it for E-1 classification.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Be a national of one of the countries that maintain a trade and navigation treaty with the United States.
- Continue to promote substantial trade.
- Continue primary trade between the US and the treaty country that qualified you for E-1 classification.
To qualify for the E-1 visa as an employee of a treaty trader, you must:
- Share the same nationality as your main employer.
- Accomplish the requirements that legitimize him as an employee.
- Executing executive or supervisory functions, or being considered an employee with special qualifications
If your employer is not an individual, it must be a business or organization that is at least 50% owned by persons in the US and who have the same nationality as the treaty country. If the owners are in the US, they must maintain nonimmigrant treaty trader status. In the event the owners are not present in the US, they must be classifiable as nonimmigrant treaty traders.
Benefits
-You, your spouse, and your children under the age of 21 may live freely in the US.
-Your spouse will be able to obtain a work permit.
-Your children will have the right to study in public or private institutions.
-You will have permission to travel in and out of the US repeatedly, within the duration of the visa, which is two years.
Limitations
-You can only work for the specific employee or your own company that was your sponsor to apply for the E1 visa.
-The visa is approved for only 2 years at a time, which makes the application or visa extension process cumbersome.
-This visa is available only to foreign citizens of nations with trade treaties.
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