QPR

Hi does anyone have any knowledge/experience of how you go about getting an E2 Visa? I am currently on a L1-B and would like to move company!1
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

scrubbedexpat099

A quick search here, E2 is usually for buying a business, and only if you are brave and have no other option.

Folinskyinla

Hi:

No, it is not just for buying a business. It is possible to be an E-2 employee.

Ray

The employer (the business investment in the U.S.) must have the qualification as an E-2 company.

The Employee must have the same nationality of the employer.

Employees must have the qualifications to fill the offered position, and the position must be either an Executive position, a Managerial position, or one requiring skills which are “Essential” to the Employer

And no diect possibility of a green card

scrubbedexpat099

Are not most E2's usually Business owners, by definition an employee using an E2 must be a pretty small sub set. I only remember coming across posts by 2 of them, but I may not have being paying attention.

Ray

They are from the UK ...but other countries may use more

Andrew Wilson

E-2 visas are commonly known as the "investor visa" becasue many E-2s do involve an individual investing and starting up a new business or purchasing an existing business in the U.S.

There is also the "essential employee" option under the E-2 investor option. As previous posts pointed out, this involves a foreign national who holds the same nationality of the company who is filling an "essential" role in the U.S. The essential aspect is similar to the L-1 concept of specialized knowledge. The company must be able to document and prove its investment/financials into the U.S.

For more info on the E-2 feel free to see:
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Why does the individual wish to pursue E-2 status? Investing in his own business? Running out of L-1 time?

Regards,

Andrew M. Wilson, Esq.
Serotte Reich Wilson, LLP
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