Treaty Trader Eligibility for E-1 Visa
The E-1 visa is a non-immigrant classification which allows for a national of a Treaty country to be admitted to the United States solely to engage in international trade on their own behalf for a maximum initial stay of 2 years. Treaty traders and employees may be accompanied or followed by spouses and unmarried children who are under 21 years of age. Their nationalities need not be the same as the treaty trader or employee.
The E-1 trader must meet the following qualifications to qualify for the E-1 visa:
1. Treaty Country – Be a national (citizen holding a valid Passport) of a country with which the United States maintains a treaty of commerce and navigation.
2. Substantial Trade – Carry on ‘substantial trade’.
3. Principal Trade – Carry on ‘principal trade’ between the United States and the treaty country which qualifies the treaty trader for the E-1 classification.
4. Essential Employee – Employed in a supervisory or executive capacity or possess highly specialized skills essential to the efficient operation of the firm. Ordinary skilled or unskilled workers do not qualify.
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