Hi all — I've been reading around about the E-2 treaty investor visa (buying and running a small US business) as one way Canadians can eventually move to the US long-term, separate from the more talked-about work-visa routes. I don't have a background in immigration law, just trying to understand it from the outside.
A couple of things I haven't been able to figure out from articles alone:
- For someone without a large amount of capital (say, under $100K), is the E-2 realistically usable, or is that too thin in practice?
- Do most people find out about this route through a lawyer or advisor first, or do they usually come across it on their own and go looking for help afterward?
Would really appreciate any perspective from people who've actually been through this, or who work in this space day to day. Thanks!
Genuinely curious: how common is the E-2 route (buying a small business) vs. other paths?
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