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E-1 Treaty Trader Business Plan

Trade-Based Visas

E-1 Treaty Trader Business Plans Built on Your Trade Data

E-1 is about trade, not capital investment. Your plan must show a continuous, substantial flow of international trade, and prove that more than 50% of that trade takes place between the United States and your designated treaty country.

What the Adjudicating Officer Looks For

  • Treaty Nationality: The individual trader or at least 50% of the petitioning company’s ultimate beneficial owners hold nationality in an E-1 treaty nation.
  • Substantial Trade: A sizable, ongoing flow of trade documented through numerous transactions over an established period, not a single speculative deal.
  • Principal Trade Requirement: Conclusive mathematical evidence that more than 50% of the company's total international trade volume flows between the U.S. and the treaty state.
  • Eligible Items of Trade: Trade in physical goods, software/technology, banking, insurance, logistics, engineering, or international management consulting.

How We Build Your E-1 Plan

01
Trade Ledger Analysis

We compile and audit bills of lading, customs declarations, international wire invoices, and payment receipts by country and period.

02
Principal-Trade Calculation Table

We build an undeniable reconciliation table proving that qualifying bilateral trade exceeds the mandatory 50% statutory threshold.

03
5-Year Operational Forecast

Projections for U.S. office expansion, inventory holding costs, logistics operations, and American workforce hiring.

04
Applicant Role Justification

Clear demonstration of executive, supervisory, or specialized essential-skills duties under treaty regulations.

E-1 Frequently Asked Questions

E-1 is based on the volume and continuity of bilateral trade between the U.S. and treaty country. E-2 is based on placing substantial capital at risk in an operating enterprise. Some businesses qualify for both; your immigration attorney determines the optimum petition strategy.

The statute does not set a fixed minimum dollar value. Adjudicators evaluate transaction frequency, continuous commercial flow, and monetary volume over time. Many smaller continuous shipments routinely satisfy consular scrutiny.

Yes. Essential employees possessing identical treaty nationality who serve in managerial, supervisory, or technical roles essential to trade operations can qualify under the enterprise's E-1 registration.
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Related Services: • E-2 Treaty Investor Plan • Source of Funds Report • Japanese Trading Companies (E-1/E-2)
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