Investment Visa

E-2 Investment Visa

• • Dream Come True Opportunity for Thais

  • Entry into the United States

  • Need an E2 Visa and a Successful Business Plan?

Documents for the Embassy

• • Valid passport to the United States

  • One 2* 2-inch (5*5-cm) photograph

  • Nonimmigrant Visa Application, Form DS-160

  • Properly filled and signed non-immigrant Treaty Trader/Treaty Investor Application DS-156E for executives/managers/essential employees.

  • Appeared for an interview at the embassy's consular section

  • Detailed business plan, ensuring to generate money to support the visa applicant during his/her stay

  • Registered business for the United States business

  • Proof of wire transfer

  • Proof of source of income

  • Proof that the applicant intents to return to his/her country

How To Apply E-2 Investment Visa

• • Applicants must apply at the US Embassy in their country with a properly filled form and all the necessary documents.

  • As a part of the application process, the embassy consular section would conduct an interview if the visa applicants are within the age group of 14 to 79.

  • During the interview, a digital fingerprint scan will be done plus some applicants will have to go through an additional screening that will be notified while applying.

What Is E-2 Investment Visa?

• • The E-2 Investment visa permits Thais and other investors from countries having investment treaty with the US to enter into the country and work there.

Requisites for Applying an E-2 Investment Visa

• • You must own a company

  • Idle businesses won’t be entertained

  • Your business can have resident partners from the U.S., provided the investors from Thailand or from the treaty investor country have the control over the business

  • The E-3 investor should bear the loss if there is a business failure.

  • The investment made should be in a physical business operation

  • You can have many partners, but only one can enter U.S. to look after the business operation

4 Benefits of E-2 Investment Visa

• • E-2 investors can bring managers or specialized employees to run business operations.

  • E-2 investors or their employees can bring their spouse as well as children less than 21 years of age

  • E-2 spouse can get an unrestricted employment authorization document, allowing employment anywhere in the U.S.

  • The E-2 investment visa status can be extended in 2 years increments, provided the company is still running.