The E1 Visa is a nonimmigrant visa allowing foreign treaty nationals along with their spouse and unmarried child under 21 years old to enter the U.S. for the purpose of trading goods from his/her country of citizenship with the United States from the American soil.
Alternatively, the treaty trader can be an overseas company, also a national of a treaty country, via which a foreign national can come as an essential employee to work for its U.S. subsidiary, affiliate or parent company.
To be eligible for an E1 visa as a Treaty Trader, the applicant must:
The proportion required to qualify for the “principal trade” requirement is 51%, meaning that the trade between the U.S. and the Treaty country of the E1 visa holder must represent at least 51% of the total trade carried out by the business.
The United States Immigration Services define Trade as “the existing international exchange of items of trade for consideration between the United States and the treaty country. Items of trade include but are not limited to:
If you are considering applying for a treaty trader visa contact our E1 Visa Attorneys today. Suzanne Vazquez and Maud Poudat, are certified as experts in Immigration Law by the Florida Bar and have helped many clients in the past with their E-1 Visa applications. We can be reached during office hours at (407) 674-6968. If you have an emergency after office hours please call us at (407) 925-2554 or fill out our online form located at the top of this page and we will contact you shortly. You may also contact us by email at info@vpimmigration.com.