E1 Visa Treaty CountriesBusiness owners and investors looking to obtain an E1 Visa to live and work in the United States must be nationals (passport holders) of a country that the U.S. maintains a treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation, and a bilateral investment treaty. There are several countries included in this list and we have provided an easy to follow guide that is in alphabetical order.

E1 Visa Treaty CountriesThe E-1 Treaty Trader Visa is specifically designed for foreign business owners, business managers, and employees who are required to stay in the United States for prolonged periods of time to oversee or work for an enterprise that is engaged in trade between the U.S. and the treaty country which qualified the treaty trader for the E1 Visa designation.

E1 Visa Treaty CountriesTrade is 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: Goods, Services, International banking, Insurance, Transportation, Tourism, Technology and its transfer, some news-gathering activities. The typical length of stay in the U.S. for an E1 Visa holder is two years.

• Argentina • Australia • Austria

Period of Stay: Qualified E1 treaty traders and employees will be allowed a maximum initial stay of two years. Requests for an extension of stay may be granted in increments of up to two years each. There is no maximum limit to the number of extensions an E-1 non-immigrant may be granted.

• Belgium • Bolivia• Bosnia and

Herzegovina

• Brunei • Canada • Chile• Colombia

• Costa Rica• Croatia• Denmark• Estonia

Period of Stay: Qualified E1 treaty traders and employees will be allowed a maximum initial stay of two years. Requests for an extension of stay may be granted in increments of up to two years each. There is no maximum limit to the number of extensions an E-1 non-immigrant may be granted.

Period of Stay: Qualified E1 treaty traders and employees will be allowed a maximum initial stay of two years. Requests for an extension of stay may be granted in increments of up to two years each. There is no maximum limit to the number of extensions an E-1 non-immigrant may be granted.

• Ethiopia • Finland • France• Germany

• Honduras• Iran• Ireland• Israel

• Italy• Japan• Jordan• Korea South

• Kosovo • Latvia• Liberia• Luxembourg

Period of Stay: Qualified E1 treaty traders and employees will be allowed a maximum initial stay of two years. Requests for an extension of stay may be granted in increments of up to two years each. There is no maximum limit to the number of extensions an E-1 non-immigrant may be granted.

• Macedonia • Mexico• Montenegro • Netherlands

Period of Stay: Qualified E1 treaty traders and employees will be allowed a maximum initial stay of two years. Requests for an extension of stay may be granted in increments of up to two years each. There is no maximum limit to the number of extensions an E-1 non-immigrant may be granted.

• Norway• Oman • Pakistan• Paraguay

• Philippines • Poland • Serbia • Singapore

• Slovenia • Spain• Suriname

Period of Stay: Qualified E1 treaty traders and employees will be allowed a maximum initial stay of two years. Requests for an extension of stay may be granted in increments of up to two years each. There is no maximum limit to the number of extensions an E-1 non-immigrant may be granted.

• Sweden• Switzerland• Taiwan

• Thailand • Togo • Turkey

Period of Stay: Qualified E1 treaty traders and employees will be allowed a maximum initial stay of two years. Requests for an extension of stay may be granted in increments of up to two years each. There is no maximum limit to the number of extensions an E-1 non-immigrant may be granted.

And Finally …

• United Kingdom

Period of Stay: Qualified E1 treaty traders and employees will be allowed a maximum initial stay of two years. Requests for an extension of stay may be granted in increments of up to two years each. There is no maximum limit to the number of extensions an E-1 non-immigrant may be granted.

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