Treaty Traders and Investors

Treaty Traders and Investors (February 2, 2016)

Foreign nationals who wish to come to the U.S. to engage in international trade or to direct and operate a business investment may do so if they are citizens of a country that has entered into a qualifying Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation or its equivalent with the United States using the E visa.  This is a temporary, non-immigrant visa that may be obtained from overseas at the U.S. Embassy or consulate through consular processing or from U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services if the foreign national is filing from within the U.S. for an extension or a change of a status.