Below is a listing of countries which have multilateral treaties with the United States . Unlike most other nonimmigrant visas, aliens with E visas do not need to prove they only intend to stay in the U.S. for the time period specified on the visa, or prove they still have a residence in their home country. Services include technology transfer, architecture and engineering services, management consulting or accounting. The trade in goods and services should be substantial, as defined by the INS, in terms of value, volume or a large number of small transactions. The amount of trade must be sufficient to ensure a continuos flow of international trade between the U.S. and the treaty country.
Trade can be binding contracts that call for the future exchange of items.
The E-2 visa is also available to certain employees of the investors. An investment must meet several criteria in order to qualify for an E-2 visa. It is often useful to show that the investment will create new jobs although this is not necessary. However, in most cases this will not be enough. If employed in a minor capacity, the employee may be granted E-2 visa if he or she has special qualifications that make the services to be rendered essential to the enterprise.