E-2 treaty investors who travel abroad and are granted an automatic two-year period of readmission when returning to the United States. This does not automatically extend to E-2 dependents unless they accompany the E-2 treaty investor or employee. To remain lawfully in the United States, family members must keep track of the period of stay they have been granted in E-2 status, and apply for an extension of stay before their own validity expires.
Treaty investors and employees who qualify for the E-2 program will be allowed a maximum initial stay of two years. Extension of stay requests may be processed to reflect an extension period granted in two year increments. Under the E-2 nonimmigrant program, there is no limit to the number of extension requests granted. However, all E-2 nonimmigrants must uphold their intention to depart the United States upon termination or expiration of their status under the E-2 program.
The expansion of global enterprise has allowed investors to plant new business initiatives internationally, creating growth and success across multiple levels of commerce. Treaties permit the exchange of goods and ideas between countries allowing new opportunities to unfold across the diaspora of stakeholders. For investors who possess enough capital, they are able not only to participate but facilitate this process of transnational interconnectedness by establishing or supporting industry initiatives in the U.S. under the E-2 program.
