What do I need to qualify for an E-2 investor visa?
You must be a citizen of a country that holds a qualifying treaty with the United States, invest a substantial amount of capital relative to the cost of the business, and the business must be an active, for-profit enterprise that generates more than marginal income. In practice applicants also need operational control, typically through ownership of at least 50%. E-2 is a nonimmigrant status: it can be renewed while the business operates but does not itself lead to permanent residence.
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E-2 requires nationality of a country holding the relevant treaty with the United States, and mainland China is not on that list, so mainland Chinese nationality does not on its own support an E-2 petition. Whether another nationality already held, or a different category, opens a route is worth assessing individually.
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