Latin America: The E-2 Visa -Opening the Door to Opportunities
Reposted from https://ecouncilinc.com/ The bilateral treaties between the U.S. and Latin American countries are the beginning of the path for Latin American investors toward achieving the American Dream. Countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Panama and Paraguay, maintain bilateral treaties with the U.S., which allows investors from these countries to qualify for E-2 Visas. On the other hand, citizens of some Latin American countries such as Venezuela, Uruguay and Brazil are specifically excluded from the possibility of obtaining an E-2 visa, unless they hold passports from other countries that do have bilateral treaties with the U.S. For example, the mix of cultures in South America from different European countries has allowed many citizens from Brazil, Uruguay and Venezuela to hold dual citizenship. So, although being from a country that holds a treaty with U.S. is an important requirement, it is not necessarily “game over” if you are from Brazil, since many also hold passports from Italy, Spain, Poland, Denmark, etc.