The E-1 Treaty Trader Visa is for individuals from countries that have a treaty of commerce and navigation with the United States. It allows traders and their employees to enter the U.S. for the purpose of engaging in substantial trade, which includes the exchange, purchase, or sale of goods and services.

To qualify for the E-1 visa, the applicant must:

• Be a national of a treaty country.
• Carry on substantial trade, which is defined as continuous flow of sizable international trade items involving numerous transactions over time.
• Be seeking to enter the U.S. solely to carry on substantial trade.

• Allows for multiple entries into the U.S. for up to two years initially, with extensions available.
• Spouses and unmarried children under 21 can accompany the E-1 visa holder and may apply for work authorization.

1. The employer in the U.S. must file Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
2. Once the petition is approved, the applicant can apply for a visa at a U.S. embassy or consulate.

The E-2 Treaty Investor Visa is for investors and their employees from treaty countries who are coming to the U.S. to develop and direct the operations of an enterprise in which they have invested a substantial amount of capital.

To qualify for the E-2 visa, the applicant must:

• Be a national of a treaty country.
• Have invested or be in the process of investing a substantial amount of capital in a bona fide enterprise in the U.S.
• Be seeking to enter the U.S. solely to develop and direct the investment enterprise.

• Allows for multiple entries into the U.S. for up to two years initially, with extensions available.
• Spouses and unmarried children under 21 can accompany the E-2 visa holder and may apply for work authorization.

1. The investor must submit a DS-160 online nonimmigrant visa application.
2. The investor must schedule an interview at a U.S. embassy or consulate and provide supporting documentation.

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa is an immigrant visa that allows foreign investors and their immediate families to obtain U.S. green cards by investing a substantial amount of capital in a U.S. commercial enterprise that creates or preserves at least 10 full-time jobs for U.S. workers.

To qualify for the EB-5 visa, the applicant must:

• Invest or be in the process of investing at least $1.8 million (or $900,000 in a targeted employment area) in a new commercial enterprise in the U.S.
• Create or preserve at least 10 full-time jobs for qualifying U.S. workers within two years of the investor's admission to the U.S.

• Provides a path to permanent residency (green card) for the investor, spouse, and unmarried children under 21.
• Allows for freedom to live and work anywhere in the U.S.

1. The investor must file Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Investor, with the USCIS.
2. Once the petition is approved, the investor can apply for an immigrant visa at a U.S. embassy or consulate.