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E-2 Requirement Category	Core Eligibility Criteria	Definition of Investment
Applicant & Business	– Must be a citizen of a U.S. treaty country. – Must have already invested or be actively investing a significant amount of capital in a legitimate U.S. enterprise. – The applicant must be coming to the U.S. solely to develop and direct the enterprise by having ownership (at least 50%) or a key managerial/executive role.	– The investment must be Substantial relative to the total cost of the business (start-up or purchase). – Funds must be large enough to demonstrate the investor’s strong financial commitment to the business’s success. – The business must be Not Marginal (i.e., not solely created to provide a minimal living income for the investor and family, but must expand employment opportunities in the U.S.).

E-2 Requirement Category

Core Eligibility Criteria

Definition of Investment

**Applicant & Business**

– Must be a **citizen of a U.S. treaty country**.

– Must have already **invested or be actively investing a significant amount** of capital in a legitimate U.S. enterprise.

– The applicant must be coming to the U.S. solely to **develop and direct the enterprise** by having ownership (at least 50%) or a key managerial/executive role.

– The investment must be **Substantial** relative to the total cost of the business (start-up or purchase).

– Funds must be large enough to demonstrate the investor’s strong **financial commitment** to the business’s success.

– The business must be **Not Marginal** (i.e., not solely created to provide a minimal living income for the investor and family, but must expand employment opportunities in the U.S.).

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