Employment-Related

The Employment Related Non Immigrant Visa Classifications Include:

E-1 TREATY TRADER VISA

Available to citizens of countries with which the U.S. has reciprocal treaties.
(To See List Of E-1 Countries Click Here).

Issued to management personnel of firms that are doing a substantial amount of trade with the U.S.

"Trade" is defined as the exchange, purchase or sale of goods and/or services (banking, insurance, transportation, communications and data processing, advertising, accounting, design and engineering, management consulting, tourism and technology transfer)

Applicant must be employed in a managerial or executive capacity.

The firm must already be doing a substantial amount of trade by showing a continued pattern of trade transactions.

The trade must be between the treaty country and the U.S.; and such trade must be more than 51 % of the firm's total trade.

For most countries the E-1 Visa is granted for a five year period and may be renewed indefinitely provided the business remains active and the ownership does not change. Admission periods are granted in two-year terms.

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