United States
US business & talent visas
The US business and talent category covers routes for people coming to the United States to trade, invest, or work at the top of their field — for example the E-1 treaty trader and E-2 treaty investor visas, the EB-5 immigrant investor route, and the extraordinary-ability routes (the O-1 nonimmigrant visa and the EB-1 immigrant category). Requirements and evidence are demanding and vary by route: treaty visas depend on a qualifying treaty between the US and your country, the investor routes require a qualifying investment, and the talent routes require sustained national or international acclaim. This section groups these routes and links to the official U.S. Department of State and USCIS guidance so you can confirm what applies to you.
- BUSINESSTREATY TRADERE-1 treaty trader visaA nonimmigrant visa for nationals of countries with a qualifying US treaty, allowing them to enter to carry on substantial international trade principally between the US and their treaty country.View visa details
- BUSINESSTREATY INVESTORINVESTMENTE-2 treaty investor visaA nonimmigrant visa for nationals of treaty countries who invest a substantial amount of capital in a US business they will develop and direct.View visa details
- BUSINESSGREEN CARDTOP PRIORITYEB-1 employment-based first preference (green card)PopularThe top employment-based green card category, for people of extraordinary ability, outstanding professors and researchers, and certain multinational managers and executives.View visa details
- BUSINESSGREEN CARDINVESTMENTEB-5 immigrant investor visaPopularA green-card route for foreign nationals who invest a substantial amount of capital in a US business that creates at least 10 full-time jobs.View visa details