Unlock Your Business Potential with the E2 Visa: A Comprehensive Guide for Foreign Entrepreneurs

The E2 visa presents a unique opportunity for employers aspiring to establish businesses in the United States. With this visa, employers from specific countries (such as Turkey and European countries) can establish a company in the United States using their passports. The size of the investment in the US company can be small or medium, and through the operation of this company, employers can generate monthly income in America. Additionally, employers can bring company employees with them to the United States.

It’s worth noting that Iran exited treaties with these countries in 2019.

The E2 visa is exclusive to countries with commercial treaties with the United States, allowing individuals to enter the country by making a substantial investment in a business in the US. This visa provides opportunities for foreign entrepreneurs and investors to temporarily reside in the United States. To obtain an E2 visa, the applicant must invest a substantial amount of capital in a company or business in the United States. This visa may also include accompanying dependents such as spouses and children if desired.

Important changes have emerged in recent years regarding this type of visa. Applicants not only need to possess a passport from a country with a commercial treaty with the United States but must also have lived in that country for 3 years. For example, Turkey is among these treaty countries. However, Iranians acquiring Turkish passports must have lived in Turkey for at least 3 years before applying for this particular type of US business visa.

Under this visa, investors can bring qualified employees to the United States. Specific qualifications are skills and/or talents that are essential for the efficient operation of the contracted employee’s services. Several features or conditions meet this requirement depending on the situation. These include but are not limited to:

• Demonstrated expertise in the field of employee operations
• Existence of others with specialized employee skills
• Legal entitlements that specific qualifications can receive
• Accessibility of skills and qualifications in the United States
• Language proficiency and foreign culture alone do not meet this requirement.

For inquiries, feel free to contact the Law Offices of Ramona Kennedy, JD, PhD, a lawyer in California. The first consultation is free.