E-2 Treaty Investor

Separate settlement route required: E-2 is a non-immigrant treaty-investor visa. It has no automatic green-card conversion, a separate immigrant category must be secured before permanent residence and naturalisation can be planned.

Prepare the treaty ownership, substantial investment and active-business evidence. Apply for the E-2 visa through the relevant US consulate using its required forms and file format, or seek eligible status action through USCIS. Visa renewal requires continued treaty-enterprise eligibility and temporary intent.

Treaty nationality, substantial committed capital in an active, non-marginal enterprise and the ability to direct it. There is no universal fixed-dollar minimum.

Treaty ownership, lawful source of funds, investment expenditure, business operations and financial projections, plus intent to depart when status ends. Applicants who obtained treaty nationality through investment may need evidence of three years’ continuous domicile in that treaty country.

Permission to develop and direct the qualifying enterprise, with eligible family accompaniment. It is not a direct permanent-residence route.