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E2 Treaty Countries 2024

An E2 treaty investor visa is a non-immigrant visa for foreign entrepreneurs or investors to enter and working inside of the US-based on a substantial investment in a bona fide business. The entrepreneur/investor must be from a country that has a Treaty of Trade and Commerce with the United States.

Individuals with E2 visas can work legally in the company that they are investing in, travel freely in and out of the United States, and be accompanied by dependents under 21, relatives and spouses.

E2 visas are valid for up to five years and can be renewed with two-year extensions for as long as the individual maintains the necessary qualifications.

There are several qualifications the investor must meet in order to obtain and maintain an E2 visa. The investor must be from one of the E2 treaty countries. The investment must be substantial to the business, such as being enough for a startup to begin and operate the business. The enterprise that the investor is investing in must be offering tangible goods or services and the investor must be coming to the U.S. to develop and direct the enterprise. The investor is only allowed to work for the employer or business that acted as his/her E2 visa sponsor.

Individuals who are applying for an E2 visa will need to provide evidence that the enterprise being invested in is a bona fide enterprise: “a real, active commercial or entrepreneurial undertaking which produces services or goods for profit.” Documentation that can be used as evidence includes tax returns, financial statements, lease agreements, vendor agreements, quarterly wage reports, and a notice of assignment of an Employer Identification Number from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

In order to apply for an E2 visa, you must be a citizen of an E2 treaty country. If one is a legal permanent resident of one of the treaty countries, he/she cannot apply. One does not need to currently be living in the treaty country as long as he/she is a citizen there. There are currently 78 E2 countries.

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Country
Effective Date of E-2 Treaty
Albania01-04-1998
Argentina12-20-1854
Armenia03-29-1996
Australia12-27-1991
Austria05-27-1931
Azerbaijan08-02-2001
Bahrain05-30-2001
Bangladesh07-25-1989
Belgium10-03-1963
Bolivia06-06-2001
Bosnia and Herzegovina11-15-1982
Bulgaria06-02-1954
Cameroon04-06-1989
Canada01-01-1994
Chile01-01-2004
Colombia06-10-1948
Costa Rica05-26-1852
Croatia11-15-1982
Czech Republic01-01-1993
Denmark12-10-2008
DR Congo07-28-1989
Ecuador05-11-1997
Egypt06-27-1992
Estonia02-16-1997
Ethiopia10-08-1953
Finland12-01-1992
France12-21-1960
Georgia08-17-1997
Germany07-14-1956
Grenada03-03-1989
Honduras07-19-1928
Ireland11-18-1992
Israel05-01-2019
Italy07-26-1949
Jamaica03-07-1997
Japan10-30-1953
Jordan12-17-2001
Kazakhstan01-12-1994
Kyrgyzstan01-12-1994
Latvia12-26-1996
Liberia11-21-1939
Lithuania11-22-2001
Luxembourg03-28-1963
Mexico01-01-1994
Moldova11-25-1994
Mongolia01-01-1997
Montenegro11-15-1882
Morocco05-29-1991
Netherlands12-05-1957
New Zealand06-10-2019
North Macedonia11-15-1982
Norway01-18-1928
Oman06-11-1960
Pakistan02-12-1961
Panama05-30-1991
Paraguay03-07-1860
Philippines09-06-1955
Poland08-06-1994
Portugal12-15-2022
Republic of the Congo08-13-1994
Romania01-15-1994
Senegal10-25-1990
Serbia11-15-1882
Singapore01-01-2004
Slovakia01-01-1993
Slovenia11-15-1982
South Korea11-07-1957
Spain04-14-1903
Sri Lanka05-01-1993
Suriname02-10-1963
Sweden02-20-1992
Switzerland11-08-1855
Taiwan11-30-1948
Thailand06-08-1968
Togo02-05-1967
Trinidad and Tobago12-26-1996
Tunisia02-07-1993
Turkey05-18-1990
Ukraine11-16-1996
United Kingdom07-03-1815
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How many E2 Treaty countries are there?

Currently, there are 80 countries that are part of the E2 Treaty with the United States.

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