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Why Some Nationalities Can Apply for
E Visa, and Why My Country Is not Eligible for E Visa?

Hi William,

Why some nationalities can apply under the E visa, and why my country is not eligible for E visa?

Answer,

The treaties to eligibility for E visa are generally on a reciprocal basis, thus they will also entitle U.S. person and companies to obtain similar immigration rights in the other treaty country. Nations with restrictive investment policies or currency controls are unlikely to have such a treaty with the United States.

Most recent treaties entered into by the United States with the former Communist countries tend to be "Bilateral Investment Treaties", conferring only E-2 eligibility on nationals of the contracting state. Also, the existing treaties may be suspended, if the United States' relationship with the treaty country deteriorates significantly, or if the country is subject to international sanctions.


Only nationals on the Treaty Countries list can apply for E visa. Nationals of many countries in the world come under the E visa country list. Most european countries come under the list and so do many other countries, including Japan, Canada, Mexico, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Countries that are noticeably absent from the list include India, China and Russia. Nationals of Taiwan can apply E visa.  Perhaps it is not surprising that India and China are not on the list.







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