Scott Legal is pleased to announce the approval of an E-2 employee visa application at the US Consulate in Osaka.
The company sells specialty food products and the employee manages key processes and development standards for these products.
The E-2 employee visa allows a treaty business already operating in the United States to bring over staff who share the company’s nationality. It is not an investor category. The applicant does not need to put capital into the business.
What the applicant does need to show is that the role itself qualifies. Roles tied to process control and product standards are often presented as essential skills positions, on the basis that a business whose output depends on consistent methods and specifications cannot easily replace the person who maintains them.
The U.S. Consulates in Japan have a registration system for E-2 companies, which means that after initial registration there is a streamlined process for E-2 companies to bring over E-2 employees who will hold managerial, executive or essential skills roles in the United States.
Registration matters because it changes what each application has to prove. Where the consulate has already reviewed the company’s structure and qualifying investment, subsequent employee applications are assessed largely on the applicant and the role rather than on the business from the ground up.
It is not a rubber stamp. Each application still has to document what the employee will actually do and why the business needs that person specifically.
If your company is already registered, or you are weighing an E-2 investor visa as a first step, schedule a consultation to discuss what your case would require.
