In order for a foreign citizen to be able to apply for an E-1 Treaty Trader visa, or an E-2 Treaty Investor visa, the U.S. must have a requisite treaty with the foreign citizen's country of citizenship. The following list identifies which countries have E-1 and E-2 treaties with the U.S. It was compiled by the U.S. State Department, as of 1/23/2006. The attached PDF file is the U.S. State Department document.
COUNTRY |
CLASSIFICATION |
DATE TREATY ENTERED INTO FORCE |
Albania |
E-2 |
01/04/1998 |
Argentina |
E-1 |
12/20/1854 |
Argentina |
E-2 |
12/20/1854 |
Armenia |
E-2 |
03/29/1996 |
Australia |
E-1 |
12/16/1991 |
Australia |
E-2 |
12/27/1991 |
Australia |
E-3 |
09/02/2005 |
Austria |
E-1 |
05/27/1931 |
Austria |
E-2 |
05/27/1931 |
Azerbaijan |
E-2 |
08/02/1901 |
Bahrain |
E-2 |
05/30/1901 |
Bangladesh |
E-2 |
07/25/1989 |
Belgium |
E-1 |
10/03/1963 |
Belgium |
E-2 |
10/03/1963 |
Bolivia |
E-1 |
11/09/1862 |
Bolivia |
E-2 |
06/06/2001 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina |
E-1 |
11/15/1982 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina |
E-2 |
11/15/1982 |
Brunei |
E-1 |
07/11/1853 |
Bulgaria |
E-2 |
06/02/1954 |
Cameroon |
E-2 |
04/06/1989 |
Canada |
E-1 |
01/01/1993 |
Canada |
E-2 |
01/01/1993 |
Chile |
E-1 |
01/01/2004 |
Chile |
E-2 |
01/01/2004 |
Chile |
H1B-1 |
01/01/2004 |
China (Taiwan) |
E-1 |
11/30/1948 |
China (Taiwan) |
E-2 |
11/30/1948 |
Colombia |
E-1 |
06/10/1948 |
Colombia |
E-2 |
06/10/1948 |
Congo (Brazzaville) |
E-2 |
08/13/1994 |
Congo (Kinshasa) |
E-2 |
07/28/1989 |
Costa Rica |
E-1 |
05/26/1852 |
Costa Rica |
E-2 |
05/26/1852 |
Croatia |
E-1 |
11/15/1982 |
Croatia |
E-2 |
11/15/1982 |
Czech Republic |
E-2 |
01/01/1993 |
Denmark |
E-1 |
07/30/1961 |
Ecuador |
E-2 |
05/11/1997 |
Egypt |
E-2 |
06/27/1992 |
Estonia |
E-1 |
05/22/1926 |
Estonia |
E-2 |
02/16/1997 |
Ethiopia |
E-1 |
10/08/1953 |
Ethiopia |
E-2 |
10/08/1953 |
Finland |
E-1 |
08/10/1934 |
Finland |
E-2 |
12/01/1992 |
France4 |
E-1 |
12/21/1960 |
France |
E-2 |
12/21/1960 |
Georgia |
E-2 |
08/17/1997 |
Germany |
E-1 |
07/14/1956 |
Germany |
E-2 |
07/14/1956 |
Greece |
E-1 |
10/13/1954 |
Grenada |
E-2 |
03/03/1989 |
Honduras |
E-1 |
07/19/1928 |
Honduras |
E-2 |
07/19/1928 |
Iran |
E-1 |
06/16/1957 |
Iran |
E-2 |
06/16/1957 |
Ireland |
E-1 |
09/14/1950 |
Ireland |
E-2 |
11/18/1992 |
Israel |
E-1 |
04/03/1954 |
Italy |
E-1 |
07/26/1949 |
Italy |
E-2 |
07/26/1949 |
Jamaica |
E-2 |
03/07/1997 |
Japan |
E-1 |
10/30/1953 |
Japan |
E-2 |
10/30/1953 |
Jordan |
E-1 |
12/17/2001 |
Jordan |
E-2 |
12/17/2001 |
Kazakhstan |
E-2 |
01/12/1994 |
Korea (South) |
E-1 |
11/07/1957 |
Korea (South) |
E-2 |
11/07/1957 |
Kyrgyzstan |
E-2 |
01/12/1994 |
Latvia |
E-1 |
07/25/1928 |
Latvia |
E-2 |
12/26/1996 |
Liberia |
E-1 |
11/21/1939 |
Liberia |
E-2 |
11/21/1939 |
Lithuania |
E-2 |
11/22/2001 |
Luxembourg |
E-1 |
03/28/1963 |
Luxembourg |
E-2 |
03/28/1963 |
Macedonia |
E-1 |
11/15/1982 |
Macedonia |
E-2 |
11/15/1982 |
Mexico |
E-1 |
01/01/1994 |
Mexico |
E-2 |
01/01/1994 |
Moldova |
E-2 |
11/25/1994 |
Mongolia |
E-2 |
01/01/1997 |
Morocco |
E-2 |
05/29/1991 |
Netherlands |
E-1 |
12/05/1957 |
Netherlands6 |
E-2 |
12/05/1957 |
Norway |
E-1 |
01/18/1928 |
Norway |
E-2 |
01/18/1928 |
Oman |
E-1 |
06/11/1960 |
Oman |
E-2 |
06/11/1960 |
Pakistan |
E-1 |
02/12/1961 |
Pakistan |
E-2 |
02/12/1961 |
Panama |
E-2 |
05/30/1991 |
Paraguay |
E-1 |
03/07/1860 |
Paraguay |
E-2 |
03/07/1860 |
Philippines |
E-1 |
09/06/1955 |
Philippines |
E-2 |
09/06/1955 |
Poland |
E-2 |
08/06/1994 |
Romania |
E-2 |
01/15/1994 |
Senegal |
E-2 |
10/25/1990 |
Singapore |
E-1 |
01/01/2004 |
Singapore |
E-2 |
01/01/2004 |
Singapore |
H1B-1 |
01/01/2004 |
Slovak Rep |
E-2 |
01/01/1993 |
Slovenia11 |
E-1 |
11/15/1982 |
Slovenia11 |
E-2 |
11/15/1982 |
Spain |
E-1 |
04/14/1903 |
Spain |
E-2 |
04/14/1903 |
Sri Lanka |
E-2 |
05/01/1993 |
Suriname |
E-1 |
02/10/1963 |
Suriname |
E-2 |
02/10/1963 |
Sweden |
E-1 |
02/20/1992 |
Sweden |
E-2 |
02/20/1992 |
Switzerland |
E-1 |
11/08/1855 |
Switzerland |
E-2 |
11/08/1855 |
Thailand |
E-1 |
06/08/1968 |
Thailand |
E-2 |
06/08/1968 |
Togo |
E-1 |
02/05/1967 |
Togo |
E-2 |
02/05/1967 |
Trinidad & Tobago |
E-2 |
12/26/1996 |
Tunisia |
E-2 |
02/07/1993 |
Turkey |
E-1 |
02/15/1933 |
Turkey |
E-2 |
05/18/1990 |
Ukraine |
E-2 |
11/16/1996 |
United Kingdom |
E-1 |
07/03/1815 |
United Kingdom |
E-2 |
07/03/1815 |
Yugoslavia |
E-1 |
11/15/1882 |
Yugoslavia |
E-2 |
11/15/1882 |
See PDF attachment for the U.S. State Department document.
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E_Country_List.pdf | 76.06 KB |
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