E-2 treaty investor
Work
The E-2 lets a citizen of a treaty country live in the U.S. to run a business they have invested in. It is a renewable visa, not a green card, applied for with the DS-160 and DS-156E at a consulate.
No employer?
Two employment green cards need no employer and no job offer — you petition for yourself, and we build it with you.
The forms
The State Department’s online nonimmigrant visa application, completed before a consular interview.
The treaty investor application that accompanies an E-2 case.
Questions
Yes — the EB-2 national interest waiver is an employment-based green card with no employer needed, one of the self-petition paths. The free check shows what a case like yours involves.
It depends on the petition. The self-petition paths need no employer. Petitions like the H-1B or L-1 are submitted by an employer, so they are not sold as self-help drafts here — each of those pages explains the path.
There are two routes: the E-2 treaty investor visa (a visa, not a green card) and the EB-5 investor green card, which involves an $800,000 investment and needs an immigration lawyer. Each page explains the path.
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E-2 treaty investor