The E-1 Visa is a visa based on trade between the United States and a Treaty country. The trade must be significant and must have existed for a period. You can find out more about the E-1 visa by clicking…
Jenny ZhanNovember 9, 2020
Do I have to hire U.S. employees in order to get an E-1 visa? No. You do not have to hire U.S. employees when applying for an E-1 visa (but hiring U.S. workers is always good, even for an E-1…
Jenny ZhanJune 29, 2020
E-1 visa is a great visa for treaty traders who engage in international trade between the U.S. and their home treaty country. You can either apply for an E-1 visa at a U.S. Consulate abroad or you can file a Change of Status petition…
Jenny ZhanJune 12, 2020
E-1 visa is a great visa for treaty traders who engage in international trade between the U.S. and their home treaty country. E-1 is a non-immigrant visa, meaning that you cannot plan to remain in the U.S. permanently and you cannot plan to obtain…
Jenny ZhanJune 11, 2020
Participants of some J-1 visa programs are subject to a 2 year home residency requirement. This means, that the J-1 visa participants will have to return to their home country for at least 2 years after the completion of the…
Jenny ZhanJune 11, 2020
Many clients ask the questions. What is the E-2 Visa Approval Rate? What is the E-1 Visa Approval Rate? One of the scariest aspects related to an E-2 visa is that an investor must spend funds even before being granted…
Jenny ZhanJune 10, 2020
E-1 visa is a great visa for treaty traders who engage in international trade between the U.S. and their home treaty country. An E-2 visa is a great option if you want to start a business in the U.S., you have invested a substantial…
Jenny ZhanJune 1, 2020
E-1 visa is a great visa for treaty traders who engage in international trade between the U.S. and their home treaty country. To qualify for an E-1 visa, you must be a citizen of a country that signed a qualifying treaty with the U.S.…
Jenny ZhanMay 29, 2020
E-1 visa is a great visa for treaty traders who engage in international trade between the U.S. and their home treaty country. One of the E-1 requirements is that your purpose of coming to the U.S. on an E-1 visa is to solely engage…
Jenny ZhanMay 27, 2020
E-1 visa is a great visa for treaty traders who engage in international trade between the U.S. and their home treaty country. E-1 visa is a non-immigrant visa, meaning that when you are applying for an E-1 visa at a Consulate you have to…
Jenny ZhanMay 26, 2020
E-1 visa is a great visa for treaty traders who engage in international trade between the U.S. and their home treaty country. Immigration regulations state that you cannot come to the U.S. to “search for a trading relationship”. If you…
Jenny ZhanMay 20, 2020
E-1 visa is a great visa for treaty traders who engage in international trade between the U.S. and their home treaty country. Is there a residency requirement for an E-1 visa? No, there is no residency requirement for an E-1 visa – there is…
Jenny ZhanMay 18, 2020
E-1 visa is a great visa for treaty traders who engage in international trade between the U.S. and their home treaty country. Our clients often ask us whether they need to get an office space in the U.S. for an…
Jenny ZhanMay 13, 2020
E-1 visa is a great visa for treaty traders who engage in international trade between the U.S. and their home treaty country. If you already own a company abroad and you are thinking about applying for an E-1 visa, you…
Jenny ZhanMay 11, 2020
E-1 visa is a great visa for treaty traders who engage in international trade between the U.S. and their home treaty country. If you were granted an E-1 visa in the past and you now need to renew your E-1…
Jenny ZhanMay 8, 2020
Covid-19 has changed the rules for travel, engagement and employment. Many companies have started to reduce wages and put staff on leave, and some companies have reduced hours or terminated employees. Employers are facing difficult questions about how to proceed in light…
Jenny ZhanMay 6, 2020
E-2 investor visa is an excellent choice for an entrepreneur that wants to start or buy a business in the U.S. You can find out more about an E-2 visa by clicking here. An E-1 visa is available when a…
Jenny ZhanApril 27, 2020
If you are a national of a treaty country and you want to come to the U.S. to engage in international trade between the U.S. and your home country, E-1 visa is a great option for you. Our clients often…
Jenny ZhanApril 22, 2020
The E-1 visa is a great visa for treaty traders who engage in international trade between the U.S. and their home country. You can find more information on the E-1 visa requirements here. An E-1 visa can be a great…
Jenny ZhanApril 17, 2020
If you want to apply for an E-1 visa, you will have to demonstrate that the trade is already in existence, the trade is between the U.S. and a treaty country, the trade is substantial, and more than 50% of…
Jenny ZhanApril 15, 2020
The E-1 visa is a great visa for treaty traders who engage in international trade between the U.S. and their home treaty country. Our clients often ask us what kind of evidence they will need to provide to prove that:…
Jenny ZhanApril 10, 2020
E-1 visa is a great visa for treaty traders who engage in international trade between the U.S. and their home treaty country. Click E-1 requirements to find out more about E-1 visas. One of the E-1 visa requirements is that…
Jenny ZhanApril 9, 2020
An E-1 visa is a visa that is available to applicants or companies that conduct a significant amount of trade with the U.S. In order to qualify, you must be a Treaty Country, and at least 50% of your international…
Jenny ZhanMarch 30, 2020
One of the E-1 visa requirements is that the trade between the U.S. and E-1 treaty country is substantial. Our clients often ask us: What is substantial trade? What amount is substantial? How many transactions there have to be over…
Jenny ZhanMarch 26, 2020
One of the E-1 visa requirements is that the trade is principally between the U.S. and a treaty country. This means, that more than 50% of the total volume of the international trade must be between the U.S. and the…
Jenny ZhanMarch 26, 2020
Yes. If you are in the U.S. on an E-1 visa and your spouse wants to work in the U.S., he/she will have to apply for and get a work authorization before starting working. The Federal regulations expressly state that…
Jenny ZhanMarch 24, 2020
There are certain situations when our clients qualify for both an E-1 and an E-2 visa. An E-2 visa is a great option if you want to start a business in the U.S., you have invested a substantial amount of…
Jenny ZhanMarch 24, 2020
E-1 visa is a great visa for treaty traders who engage in international trade between the U.S. and their home country. If you want to find out more about an E-1 visa, click here. What is visa validity period? The…
Jenny ZhanMarch 23, 2020
Let’s analyze the following scenario: You are manufacturing certain products in the U.S. and selling these products to your U.S. customers. You are importing some of the materials that are necessary for manufacturing the products from your home treaty country.…
Jenny ZhanMarch 23, 2020
Do I need to have an entity in my home country? Let’s analyze the following scenario: you have been importing goods from your home country to the U.S. or you have been providing services from your home country to the…
Jenny ZhanMarch 20, 2020
E-1 visa is a great visa option if you want to live in the U.S. and you engage in international trade between the U.S. and your home country. You can find out more about the E-1 visa requirements by clicking…
Jenny ZhanMarch 20, 2020
The short answer is: it depends. In all situations, the trade will have to continue in your home country to meet the E-1 requirement that the trade constitutes an “international exchange”. For example, if you have been providing management consulting…
Jenny ZhanMarch 17, 2020
You are not required to submit a Business Plan with your E-1 application, but it still may be a good idea to submit one. Normally a business plan is required for an E-2 visa as it shows the employees that…
Jenny ZhanMarch 17, 2020
E-1 visa is a great visa for treaty traders who engage in international trade between the U.S. and their home country. To qualify for an E-1 visa, you must meet the following requirements: There must be a qualifying treaty between…
Jenny ZhanMarch 4, 2020
