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美国移民局法案原文地址：https://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/temporary-workers/e-2-treaty-investors

E-2 Investor
The E-2 nonimmigrant classification allows a national of a treaty country (a country with which the United States maintains a treaty of commerce and navigation) to be admitted to the United States when investing a substantial amount of capital in a U.S. business. Certain employees of such a person or of a qualifying organization may also be eligible for this classification. (For dependent family members, see “Family of E-2 Treaty Investors and Employees” below.)
See U.S. Department of State’s Treaty Countries for a current list of countries with which the United States maintains a treaty of commerce and navigation.
E-2条约投资者
E-2非移民分类允许在美国企业投入大量资金时，允许条约国家（美国与其签订商业和航海条约的国家）的国民进入美国。 此类人员或合格组织的某些员工也可能有此类申请资格。
请参阅美国国务院条约国家 ，了解美国与其签订商业和航海条约的最新国家名单。

Who May File for Change of Status to E-2 Classification
If the treaty investor is currently in the United States in a lawful nonimmigrant status, he or she may file Form I-129 to request a change of status to E-2 classification. If the desired employee is currently in the United States in a lawful nonimmigrant status, the qualifying employer may file Form I-129 on the employee’s behalf.
谁可以申请将状态变更为E-2类别
如果条约投资者目前在美国处于合法非移民身份，他或她可以提交I-129表格，要求将状态更改为E-2分类。 如果所需员工目前在美国处于合法非移民身份，则符合条件的雇主可代表员工提交I-129表格。

How to Obtain E-2 Classification if Outside the United States
A request for E-2 classification may not be made on Form I-129 if the person being filed for is physically outside the United States. Interested parties should refer to the U.S. Department of State website for further information about applying for an E-2 nonimmigrant visa abroad. Upon issuance of a visa, the person may then apply to a DHS immigration officer at a U.S. port of entry for admission as an E-2 nonimmigrant.
如何在美国境外获得E-2分类
如果申请人在美国境外，则不能在I-129表格上提出E-2分类申请。 有兴趣的人士可以参考美国国务院网站，了解有关在国外申请E-2非移民签证的更多信息。 签发签证后，该人员可以向美国入境口岸的DHS移民官申请入境，作为E-2非移民。

General Qualifications of a Treaty Investor
To qualify for E-2 classification, the treaty investor must:
Be a national of a country with which the United States maintains a treaty of commerce and navigation
Have invested, or be actively in the process of investing, a substantial amount of capital in a bona fide enterprise in the United States
Be seeking to enter the United States solely to develop and direct the investment enterprise. This is established by showing at least 50% ownership of the enterprise or possession of operational control through a managerial position or other corporate device.
条约投资者的一般资格
要获得E-2分类资格，条约投资者必须：
成为美国与之保持商业和航海条约的国家
在美国的一家真正的企业中投入或积极投入大量资金
寻求仅仅为了发展和指导投资企业而进入美国。 这是通过显示企业至少50％的所有权或通过管理职位拥有运营控制权而建立的。

An investment is the treaty investor’s placing of capital, including funds and/or other assets, at risk in the commercial sense with the objective of generating a profit. The capital must be subject to partial or total loss if the investment fails. The treaty investor must show that the funds have not been obtained, directly or indirectly, from criminal activity. See 8 CFR 214.2(e)(12) for more information.
投资是条约投资者将资本（包括资金和/或其他资产）置于商业意义上的风险中，目的是产生利润。 如果投资失败，资本必须受到部分或全部损失。 条约投资者必须证明资金尚未直接或间接地从犯罪活动中获得。 有关更多信息，请参见8 CFR 214.2（e）（12）。

A substantial amount of capital is:
Substantial in relationship to the total cost of either purchasing an established enterprise or establishing a new one
Sufficient to ensure the treaty investor’s financial commitment to the successful operation of the enterprise
Of a magnitude to support the likelihood that the treaty investor will successfully develop and direct the enterprise. The lower the cost of the enterprise, the higher, proportionately, the investment must be to be considered substantial.
大量资金是：
与购买既有企业或建立新企业的总成本有很大关系
足以确保条约投资者对企业成功运作的财务承诺
在很大程度上支持条约投资者成功开发和指导企业的可能性。 企业的成本越低，相应地越高，投资必须被认为是实质性的。

A bona fide enterprise refers to a real, active and operating commercial or entrepreneurial undertaking which produces services or goods for profit. It must meet applicable legal requirements for doing business within its jurisdiction.
Bona fide 企业是指真实，积极和经营的商业或企业事业，其生产服务或商品以获取利润。 它必须符合在其管辖范围内开展业务的适用法律要求。

Marginal Enterprises
The investment enterprise may not be marginal. A marginal enterprise is one that does not have the present or future capacity to generate more than enough income to provide a minimal living for the treaty investor and his or her family. Depending on the facts, a new enterprise might not be considered marginal even if it lacks the current capacity to generate such income. In such cases, however, the enterprise should have the capacity to generate such income within five years from the date that the treaty investor’s E-2 classification begins. See 8 CFR 214.2(e)(15).
边际企业
投资企业可能不是边缘化的。 边际企业是指现在或未来没有能力产生足够的收入来为条约投资者及其家庭提供最低生活的企业。 根据事实，即使新企业缺乏产生此类收入的现有能力，也可能不会被视为边际企业。 但是，在这种情况下，企业应该有能力在条约投资者的E-2分类开始之日起五年内产生这种收入。 见8 CFR 214.2（e）（15）。

General Qualifications of the Employee of a Treaty Investor
To qualify for E-2 classification, the employee of a treaty investor must:
Be the same nationality of the principal alien employer (who must have the nationality of the treaty country)
Meet the definition of “employee” under relevant law
Either be engaging in duties of an executive or supervisory character, or if employed in a lesser capacity, have special qualifications.
条约投资者雇员的一般资格
要符合E-2分类资格，条约投资者的雇员必须：
是主要外国雇主的同一国籍（必须具有条约国家的国籍）
符合相关法律对“员工”的定义
要么是从事行政或监督职责，要么以较小的身份聘用，要么具有特殊资格。

If the principal alien employer is not an individual, it must be an enterprise or organization at least 50% owned by persons in the United States who have the nationality of the treaty country. These owners must be maintaining nonimmigrant treaty investor status. If the owners are not in the United States, they must be, if they were to seek admission to this country, classifiable as nonimmigrant treaty investors. See 8 CFR 214.2(e)(3)(ii).
如果主要外国雇主不是个人，则必须是拥有该条约国家国籍的美国人至少50％拥有的企业或组织。 这些所有者必须维持非移民条约投资者身份。 如果所有者不在美国，他们必须是，如果他们要求进入这个国家，可以归类为非移民条约投资者。 见8 CFR 214.2（e）（3）（ii）。

Duties which are of an executive or supervisory character are those which primarily provide the employee ultimate control and responsibility for the organization’s overall operation, or a major component of it. See 8 CFR 214.2(e)(17) for a more complete definition.
Special qualifications are skills which make the employee’s services essential to the efficient operation of the business. There are several qualities or circumstances which could, depending on the facts, meet this requirement. These include, but are not limited to:
具有执行或监督性质的职责是主要为员工提供对组织整体运营或其主要组成部分的最终控制和责任的职责。 有关更完整的定义，请参见8 CFR 214.2（e）（17）。
特殊资格是使员工的服务对业务有效运营至关重要的技能。 根据事实，有几种品质或情况可以满足这一要求。 这些包括但不限于：

The degree of proven expertise in the employee’s area of operations
Whether others possess the employee’s specific skills
The salary that the special qualifications can command
Whether the skills and qualifications are readily available in the United States.
员工运营领域经过验证的专业知识
是否其他人拥有员工的特定技能
特殊资格可以指挥的工资
技能和资格是否在美国随时可用

Knowledge of a foreign language and culture does not, by itself, meet this requirement. Note that in some cases a skill that is essential at one point in time may become commonplace, and therefore no longer qualifying, at a later date. See 8 CFR 214.2(e)(18) for a more complete definition.
对外语和文化的了解本身并不符合这一要求。 请注意，在某些情况下，某个时间点必不可少的技能可能会变得司空见惯，因此不再符合资格。 有关更完整的定义，请参见8 CFR 214.2（e）（18）。

Period of Stay
Qualified treaty investors and employees will be allowed a maximum initial stay of two years. Requests for extension of stay may be granted in increments of up to two years each. There is no maximum limit to the number of extensions an E-2 nonimmigrant may be granted. All E-2 nonimmigrants, however, must maintain an intention to depart the United States when their status expires or is terminated.
An E-2 nonimmigrant who travels abroad may generally be granted an automatic two-year period of readmission when returning to the United States. It is generally not necessary to file a new Form I-129 with USCIS in this situation.
停留期间
合格的条约投资者和员工将被允许最长初始停留两年。 延长逗留期限的请求可以每次最多两年的增量授予。 对于可以授予E-2非移民的分机数量没有最大限制。 但是，所有E-2非移民在其身份到期或终止时必须保留离开美国的意图。
在国外旅行的E-2非移民通常可以在返回美国时获得自动为期两年的再入境许可。 在这种情况下，通常没有必要向USCIS提交新的I-129表格。

Terms and Conditions of E-2 Status
A treaty investor or employee may only work in the activity for which he or she was approved at the time the classification was granted. An E-2 employee, however, may also work for the treaty organization’s parent company or one of its subsidiaries as long as the:
Relationship between the organizations is established
Subsidiary employment requires executive, supervisory, or essential skills
Terms and conditions of employment have not otherwise changed.
See 8 CFR 214.2(e)(8)(ii) for details.
E-2身份的条款和条件
条约投资者或雇员只能在授予分类时在其批准的活动中工作。 但是，E-2员工也可以为条约组织的母公司或其子公司工作，只要：
建立组织之间的关系
辅助就业需要执行，监督或基本技能
就业条款和条件没有其他变化。
有关详细信息，请参见8 CFR 214.2（e）（8）（ii）。

USCIS must approve any substantive change in the terms or conditions of E-2 status. A “substantive change” is defined as a fundamental change in the employer’s basic characteristics, such as, but not limited to, a merger, acquisition, or major event which affects the treaty investor or employee’s previously approved relationship with the organization. The treaty investor or enterprise must notify USCIS by filing a new Form I-129 with fee, and may simultaneously request an extension of stay for the treaty investor or affected employee. The Form I-129 must include evidence to show that the treaty investor or affected employee continues to qualify for E-2 classification.
USCIS必须批准E-2身份条款或条件的任何实质性变更。 “实质性变更”被定义为雇主基本特征的根本变化，例如但不限于合并，收购或影响条约投资者或雇员之前批准的与组织关系的重大事件。 条约投资方或企业必须通过提交新的I-129表格通知USCIS，并可同时要求延长条约投资者或受影响员工的逗留期限。 I-129表必须包含证据，证明条约投资者或受影响的员工继续符合E-2分类资格。

It is not required to file a new Form I-129 to notify USCIS about non-substantive changes. A treaty investor or organization may seek advice from USCIS, however, to determine whether a change is considered substantive. To request advice, the treaty investor or organization must file Form I-129 with fee and a complete description of the change.
无需提交新的I-129表格，以通知USCIS非实质性变更。 然而，条约投资者或组织可以向移民局寻求建议，以确定变更是否被视为实质性的。 要获得建议，条约投资者或组织必须提交I-129表格，并附上费用和完整的变更说明。

See 8 CFR 214.2(e)(8) for more information on terms and conditions of E-2 treaty investor status.
A strike or other labor dispute involving a work stoppage at the intended place of employment may affect a Canadian or Mexican treaty investor or employee’s ability to obtain E-2 status. See 8 CFR 214.2(e)(22) for details.
有关E-2条约投资者身份条款和条件的更多信息，请参见8 CFR 214.2（e）（8）。
涉及在预定工作场所停工的罢工或其他劳动争议可能会影响加拿大或墨西哥条约投资者或雇员获得E-2身份的能力。 有关详细信息，请参见8 CFR 214.2（e）（22）。

Family of E-2 Treaty Investors and Employees
Treaty investors and employees may be accompanied or followed by spouses and unmarried children who are under 21 years of age. Their nationalities need not be the same as the treaty investor or employee. These family members may seek E-2 nonimmigrant classification as dependents and, if approved, generally will be granted the same period of stay as the employee. If the family members are already in the United States and are seeking change of status to or extension of stay in an E-2 dependent classification, they may apply by filing a single Form I-539 with fee. Spouses of E-2 workers may apply for work authorization by filing Form I-765 with fee. If approved, there is no specific restriction as to where the E-2 spouse may work.
E-2条约投资者家庭和雇员家庭
条约投资者和雇员可以由未满21岁的配偶和未婚子女陪同或跟随。 他们的国籍不一定与条约投资者或雇员相同。 这些家庭成员可以寻求E-2非移民分类作为家属，如果获得批准，通常将被授予与雇员相同的逗留期限。 如果家庭成员已经在美国，并且正在寻求更改E-2依赖类别的居留状态或延长逗留时间，他们可以通过提交单一的I-539表格申请费用。 E-2工作人员的配偶可以通过提交I-765表格申请工作许可。 如果获得批准，对于E-2配偶的工作地点没有具体限制。

As discussed above, the E-2 treaty investor or employee may travel abroad and will generally be granted an automatic two-year period of readmission when returning to the United States. Unless the family members are accompanying the E-2 treaty investor or employee at the time the latter seeks readmission to the United States, the new readmission period will not apply to the family members. To remain lawfully in the United States, family members must carefully note the period of stay they have been granted in E-2 status, and apply for an extension of stay before their own validity expires.
如上所述，E-2条约投资者或雇员可以出国旅行，一般在返回美国时可以获得两年的自动重新入境。 除非家庭成员在E-2条约投资者或雇员寻求重新接纳美国时随行，否则新的再入院期将不适用于家庭成员。 为了在美国合法居留，家庭成员必须仔细记录他们获得E-2身份的逗留期限，并在其有效期届满前申请延长逗留期限。