We are pleased to share that our firm recently secured an E-1 visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Rome for a national of Italy. The applicant was granted a five-year visa.
The applicant will serve as President of a company that designs, supplies, and installs premium demountable wall partition systems, with a focus on innovative solutions and exceptional aesthetics.
This marks the second E-1 visa approval our firm has helped this client obtain.
The E-1 Treaty Trader visa allows nationals of countries that hold a qualifying treaty with the United States to live and work in the U.S. to carry on trade between the two countries. Italy is one of those treaty countries.
Unlike an investor visa, the E-1 is built on trade rather than capital. The business must show substantial trade, meaning a continuous flow of transactions over time, and more than half of its international trade must take place between the United States and the treaty country. If you are weighing both routes, it helps to compare the E-1 and E-2 visas before choosing one.
Five years is the longest period a consulate can issue an E visa for. The term an applicant actually receives depends on the reciprocity arrangement between their country and the United States, and on the consular officer’s discretion. A longer visa means fewer trips back to the consulate to reapply.
An E-1 application at a consulate is document-heavy. The trade relationship has to be shown through records such as invoices, contracts, and financial statements, presented according to the filing instructions of the specific post.
If your business trades with the United States and you hold a passport from a treaty country, schedule a consultation to find out whether the E-1 visa fits your plans.
