Treaty Trader Visas
Individuals coming to the United States to carry out a substantial trade or to develop and direct the operations of an enterprise that has commercial trade with the applicant’s native country will need to obtain an E-1 treaty trader visa. E-1 visas allow foreign nationals of eligible countries to enter the U.S. in order to engage in trade. All trades occurring because of the E-1 visa must involve an international exchange of items between the United States and a treaty country.
E-1 Visa Lawyer in Atlanta, Georgia
At the Muhammad Firm, we provide assistance to individuals wishing to travel to the U.S. under the treaty trader visa, and our attorneys can help you through the entire process. Your Atlanta immigration lawyer will make sure you meet all of the following requirements so that you can obtain the visa you need in a timely fashion:
- The applicant must be a national of a treaty country.
- The trading firm for which the applicant is coming to the U. S. must have the nationality of the treaty country.
- The international trade must be "substantial" in the sense that there is a sizable and continuing volume of trade.
- The trade must be principally between the U.S. and the treaty country, which is defined to mean that more than 50 percent of the international trade involved must be between the U.S. and the country of the applicant's nationality.
- Trade means the international exchange of goods, services, and technology. Title of the trade items must pass from one party to the other.
- The applicant must be employed in a supervisory or executive capacity, or possess highly specialized skills essential to the efficient operation of the firm. Ordinary skilled or unskilled workers do not qualify.
If you are a treaty trader and would like to obtain an E-1 visa to travel to the U.S., contact an Atlanta Immigration Attorney at The Muhammad Firm today!