United States

• The main applicant, their spouse and children under the age of 21 can all hold E-2 visas
• Children have access to in-state tuition
• Your spouse can work without limitation
• Short processing time of 6 weeks – Gain a 5-year visa, renewable with no maximum renewal limit
• Flexible business management – Investor can manage their investment from the USA or from abroad
• The applicant can own 50% or more of the business and still qualify for the visa
• Minimise global taxation - You may not be subject to US global income taxation depending on the number of days you spend in the USA
• Exclusive programme – Only citizens of 80 treaty countries qualify, including Grenada, Montenegro and Turkey
• Predictable outcomes – the adjusted approval rate for the E-2 Visa Programme is 92%

You should budget for around $150-200,000 USD for a business startup or franchise acquisition into the United States

   Normal processing time for an E-2 visa is 2 to 4 weeks. This can vary depending on the workload of the particular American consulate in which you apply from.

 The following standard documents are needed for every E-2 application:

• A DS-160 form. Each applicant has to present a separate DS-160, even if more than one applicant are on the same passport
• A valid passport that will not expire for at least 6 months after the intended period of stay in the USA.
• One standard passport photograph (it is always a good idea to supply two)
• Proof of intent to return to country of origin
• Proof of a source of income    

ASIA
Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Timor-Leste.

EUROPE
Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City.

AFRICA
Botswana, Cape Verde, Comoros, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

OCEANIA
Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.

CARIBBEAN
Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Curaçao Haiti, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago.

AMERICAS

Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.

MIDDLE EAST

Armenia, Bahrain, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar.