Employment

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 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 one-year terms.

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