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Document control
Show how the investor will develop and direct the enterprise through ownership or operational control.
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How to Evaluate a Franchise for an E-2 Visa
What USCIS publishes about E-2 treaty investors, and what our research flag does not decide.
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USCIS evaluates the investor, not the franchise brand. The published tests are treaty-country nationality, a substantial investment in a real operating U.S. enterprise, development and direction of that enterprise, and an enterprise that is not marginal. Only a franchisor's own page or FDD can describe how that franchisor treats E-2 investors. Our catalogue flag is research, not that statement, and not a finding that the investment is substantial.
Read the franchisor's current FDD, including Item 7 and Item 19 when Item 19 exists, and take the immigration questions to an attorney. Browse franchises often considered by E-2 investors at /lists/e2-visa-franchises. This is not legal advice. E-2 eligibility depends on the investment and on USCIS and State Department review. Our research flag is not a franchisor statement. Talk to an immigration attorney.
Checks USCIS describes for an E-2 treaty investor
The investor must be a national of a treaty country. The State Department keeps the list.
Source: State Department treaty countries (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/fees/treaty.html).
USCIS says a "substantial" investment is relative: "the lower the cost of the enterprise, the higher, proportionately, the investment must be." There is no fixed dollar minimum on the USCIS page.
Source: USCIS: E-2 Treaty Investors (https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-workers/e-2-treaty-investors).
The enterprise cannot be marginal. It must have the present or future capacity to generate more than a minimal living for the investor, possibly within five years for a new business (8 CFR 214.2(e)(15)).
Source: 8 CFR 214.2 (https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/8/214.2).
The initial stay is up to 2 years. Extensions are granted in increments of up to 2 years, with no limit on the number of extensions.
Source: USCIS: E-2 Treaty Investors (https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-workers/e-2-treaty-investors).
A spouse and unmarried children under 21 may accompany the investor. Spouses are employment authorized incident to status.
Source: USCIS: E-2 Treaty Investors (https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-workers/e-2-treaty-investors).
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E-2 evaluation worksheet
Tie the immigration case to the operating plan
A strong franchise brand does not replace a qualifying investment structure. Evaluate the owner's control, capital at risk, more-than-marginal plan, territory, and evidence together with qualified immigration counsel.
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Reconcile every dollar
Connect committed funds to the complete startup budget and preserve evidence that the capital is genuinely at risk.
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Support the hiring plan
Build conservative projections from FDD evidence and local market inputs; explain how the enterprise grows beyond supporting only the investor.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is there an official USCIS-approved franchise list?
No. USCIS does not publish a list of approved franchises. Any claim that a brand passes a USCIS test needs a source other than this directory.
Which franchise categories are best for E-2?
USCIS does not rank franchise categories, and this catalogue does not either. The investor's nationality, capital, role, and enterprise are what the E-2 rules address.
What is a substantial E-2 investment?
USCIS sets no fixed dollar minimum. Substantial is proportional: "the lower the cost of the enterprise, the higher, proportionately, the investment must be." Source: USCIS, E-2 Treaty Investors (https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-workers/e-2-treaty-investors).
Can my spouse work?
Yes. USCIS says spouses are employment authorized incident to status. Source: USCIS, E-2 Treaty Investors (https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-workers/e-2-treaty-investors).
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- USCIS — E-2 Treaty Investor Visa guidance, 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(e)
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