E-2 Treaty Investor Visa Attorneys in Allentown, Pennsylvania
We help international entrepreneurs and investors structure E-2 treaty investor visas to launch, acquire, and grow U.S. businesses with confidence.
Serving treaty country nationals, founders, franchise buyers, and investors across Pennsylvania and the United States with E-2 visa strategy, business plan support, source of funds documentation, and consular processing.
Investor Strategy, Built To Approve
Treaty investor visas built around your business plan.
At Lehigh Valley Immigration Law, we structure E-2 cases for entrepreneurs from treaty countries — start-up founders, franchise buyers, restaurant and hotel owners, tech investors, and acquirers of existing U.S. businesses — and we do it with an eye on what consular officers and USCIS actually approve.
An E-2 visa is not just paperwork. It is a story — your nationality, your funds, your business, and your active role — told in a way that satisfies "substantial investment," "at risk," "real and operating," and "more than marginal."
We work side-by-side with you, your business plan writer, your accountant, and your banker to build a filing that holds together under scrutiny, in English or in Spanish.
Capital is mobile. A plan to deploy it is the visa.
El capital es móvil. Un plan para desplegarlo es la visa.
How We Help
E-2 services we provide.
From the first idea to the renewal five years in, we represent E-2 investors, essential employees, and their families through every stage of the case.
New business E-2
Start-up and franchise launches structured for E-2 approval from day one
Business acquisition E-2
Buying an existing U.S. business — escrow strategy, asset purchase, share purchase
Essential employee E-2
E-2 visas for executives, supervisors, and specially trained personnel sent by the treaty investor
Source of funds packages
Tracing capital from source to U.S. business account in audit-ready form
Business plan support
Coordinating five-year financials and U.S. hiring projections with your plan writer
Consular processing
DS-160, DS-156E, embassy strategy, and interview preparation at U.S. consulates abroad
Change & extension of status
I-129 filings inside the U.S. for those already in valid nonimmigrant status
E-2 dependents (E-2S spouse)
Visas for spouses and children, plus spouse work authorization through E-2S status
We coordinate with your business plan writer, accountant, escrow agent, and banker so every document — from articles of organization to wire confirmations — supports the same approvable story.
Ready to plan your investment?
Start building an E-2 case that will actually be approved.
Whether you are forming a new entity, buying an existing business, or sending a key employee to a U.S. affiliate, an early conversation can save months — and prevent a denial.
During your consultation, we review your nationality, the business model, the proposed investment amount, the source of funds, your timeline, and the embassy or USCIS strategy that fits best. You leave with a clear plan and a realistic number for total legal cost.
FAQ
E-2 Treaty Investor FAQs
Quick answers before you wire funds or sign a lease.
From our door in Allentown to your American enterprise.
Every E-2 case is more than a visa — it is a business that hires Americans, serves a community, and gives a family roots in the United States. We help treaty investors build that future, in English and in Spanish, across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.
Lehigh Valley Immigration Law LLC