E-2 Visa Treaty Countries

Which countries qualify for E2 visas?

The E-2 nonimmigrant visa allows a national of a treaty country to be admitted to the United States when investing a substantial amount of capital in a U.S. business. Below is a the list of the E-2 visa treaty countries.

 

TREATY COUNTRY	ENTERED INTO FORCE ON
Albania	January 4, 1998
Argentina	December 20, 1854
Armenia	March 29, 1996
Australia	December 27, 1991
Austria	May 27, 1931
Azerbaijan	August 2, 2001
Bahrain	May 30, 2001
Bangladesh	July 25, 1989
Belgium	October 3, 1963
Bolivia	June 6, 2001
Bosnia and Herzegovina	November 15, 1982
Bulgaria	June 2, 1954
Cameroon	April 6, 1989
Canada	January 1, 1994
Chile	January 1, 2004
China (Taiwan)	November 30, 1948
Colombia	June 10, 1948
Congo (Brazzaville)	August 13, 1994
Congo (Kinshasa)	July 28, 1989
Costa Rica	May 26, 1852
Croatia	November 15, 1982
Czech Republic	January 1, 1993
Denmark	December 10, 2008
Ecuador	May 11, 1997
Egypt	June 27, 1992
Estonia	February 16, 1997
Ethiopia	October 8, 1953
Finland	December 1, 1992
France	December 21, 1960
Georgia	August 17, 1997
Germany	July 14, 1956
Grenada	March 3, 1989
Honduras	July 19, 1928
Ireland	November 18, 1992
Israel	May 1, 2019
Italy	July 26, 1949
Jamaica	March 7, 1997
Japan	October 30, 1953
Jordan	December 17, 2001
Kazakhstan	January 12, 1994
Korea (South)	November 7, 1957
Kosovo	November 15, 1882
Kyrgyzstan	January 12, 1994
Latvia	December 26, 1996
Liberia	November 21, 1939
Lithuania	November 22, 2001
Luxembourg	March 28, 1963
Macedonia	November 15, 1982
Mexico	January 1, 1994
Moldova	November 25, 1994
Mongolia	January 1, 1997
Montenegro	November 15, 1882
Morocco	May 29, 1991
Netherlands	December 5, 1957
New Zealand	June 10, 2019
Norway	January 18, 1928
Oman	June 11, 1960
Pakistan	February 12, 1961
Panama	May 30, 1991
Paraguay	March 07, 1860
Philippines	September 6, 1955
Poland	August 6, 1994
Romania	January 15, 1994
Senegal	October 25, 1990
Serbia	November 15,1882
Singapore	January 1, 2004
Slovak Republic	January 1, 1993
Slovenia	November 15, 1982
Spain	April 14, 1903
Sri Lanka	May 1, 1993
Suriname	February 10, 1963
Sweden	February 20, 1992
Switzerland	November 08, 1855
Thailand	June 8, 1968
Togo	February 5, 1967
Trinidad & Tobago	December 26, 1996
Tunisia	February 7, 1993
Turkey	May 18, 1990
Ukraine	November 16, 1996
United Kingdom	July 03, 1815
Yugoslavia	November 15, 1882