E1 Visa Trader Eligibility

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This video discusses which countries have an E1 Visa treaty with the United States. If you’d like a free consultation to discuss this topic further please call 310 496 4292 today.

E1 Visa Trader Eligibility

Welcome to the Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram. We are delighted that you have joined us for Part 2 in our video presentation series on the E1 Treaty Trader visa. Ok – lets get started.

Can Anyone From Around the World Qualify for E1 Visa? US over the years have set up great trading relations with many countries, but not all, so it’s important that you review our list to make sure your country has an E1 Visa relationship with the US. It’s also important to note that not all countries have E1 visa and E2 visa privileges.  For example, Albania has an E2 visa Investment treaty but not an E1 visa trader treaty. Please take a moment to review the list of E1 visa trading countries and make sure your country listed with the US.

                                             E1 Visa Trading Countries

         *Nationals From Countries Marked in Red Should Consider the EB5 as a Better Option

How Long Do E1 Visas Last? –  In the tables presented, you may have noticed that we included the maximum term of each visa can be issued initially and how many times this visa can be renewed in most cases, Jordan being an exception, E1 visas can be renewed indefinitely. In presentation #7 we’ll discuss renewal in greater detail.

Personal Nationality vs. Corporate Nationality: For E visas every individual who is seeking E2 status (excludes spouse and children) must have the nationality of a qualifying country.  Companies have a nationality too and this is determined by the nationality of its shareholders. If a business is owned for example by two partners from two E1 visa qualifying countries then no problem. However, if one partner is not from a qualifying country and the other is then if the business is owned 50:50 then the alien from the qualifying country will qualify but not the alien from a non qualifying country.

Business Listed on a Stock Exchange: Where the foreign company’s shares are sold exclusively on a stock exchange, the company’s nationality will be deemed as being the country of that particular stock exchange if the stock exchange is in a qualifying country then employees with the same nationality will be able to relocate under the E1 visa.

In cases of multinational companies whose shares may be traded multiple stock exchanges then as long as one of the company’s stock exchanges is an E1 visa qualifying country there will be no problem.  Again, employees looking to for E1 visa status must be from that company’s nationality to qualify.

Intra-Company Transfer Visa L-1A/L-1B: Where there may be nationality conflicts in light of the above information, we would encourage such clients to consider the L-1A and L-1B visa options in their overall immigration strategy.

Ok – In the next presentation we’ll discuss what “Trade” means for E1 visa purposes. Thank you for joining us and we hope you enjoyed this E1 Visa presentation.

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