What is an E-2 Visa for Treaty Investors?
The E-2 Visa for Treaty Investors is a nonimmigrant visa for foreign entrepreneurs from treaty countries who have invested or are actively in the process of investing a substantial amount of capital in bona fide enterprise in the United States. Two types of employees may also qualify for E-2 status: (1) employees engaged in duties of an executive or supervisory character, or (2) the employee with special qualifications that make the services to be rendered essential to the efficient operation of the enterprise.