We just had an E-2 investor extension approval at USCIS. The applicant, a national of Jordan, was granted E-2 status to develop and direct a fuel station and auto repair shop in Massachusetts.
The E-2 investor visa is open only to a national of a treaty country, meaning someone who holds a passport from a nation that has a qualifying commerce and navigation treaty with the United States. Jordan is on that list. Beyond nationality, an applicant must have invested, or be actively in the process of investing, a substantial amount in a real and operating U.S. business, and must be in a position to develop and direct it.
An extension is a fresh review rather than a formality. When an investor files to extend E-2 status through USCIS, the agency looks again at the same core questions it asked the first time: whether the funds remain irrevocably committed and at risk, whether the enterprise is still active and operating, and whether it produces more than a marginal living for the investor and their family.
A fuel station and repair shop is a capital-intensive, hands-on business, which suits the category well. It also means each review turns on concrete records: equipment, inventory, leases, payroll, and tax filings. Officers reviewing an extension want to see that the business has continued to trade, not merely that it still exists.
A USCIS approval grants status within the United States. It does not place a visa in the passport, so an investor who travels abroad will generally need to apply at a U.S. consulate before returning.
If you hold E-2 status and your authorized period of stay is approaching its end, schedule a consultation with our team to review your timing and your evidence.
