Is Taiwan an E-2 treaty country?
Both E-1 and E-2; treaty in force since 1948. E visas for Taiwan nationals are handled through the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT). Taiwan nationals are an established E-2 group, often in technology, electronics trade, food service, and manufacturing. Because the U.S. has no formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, E-visa processing occurs through AIT, a distinctive procedural detail. The document emphasizes substantial, at-risk investment in an active enterprise.
What being a treaty country means for Taiwan nationals
Treaty nationality is the threshold E-2 requirement, but it is only the first one. A Taiwan national still has to show a substantial, at-risk investment in a real, active, more-than-marginal U.S. business they develop and direct. The business plan is how nearly every E-2 case demonstrates those points, and a generic one is a common reason for refusal. We don’t assess your eligibility (confirm that with a licensed immigration attorney); we build the plan document to the E-2 standard.
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Pick your business model to see the full USCIS-format section list and what it needs to emphasize, pre-set to Taiwan.
Your E-2 plan outline
- 01Executive summary
The enterprise, the treaty-investor, the amount invested, and the headline case at a glance.
- 02Company & service/product
What the business does, its structure, and its stage of development.
- 03Substantial investment & capital at risk
An itemized use-of-funds showing the investment is proportional to the business and irrevocably committed: the E-2 substantiality test.
- 04Source-of-funds narrative
How the invested capital was lawfully acquired and traced into the enterprise.
- 05Market analysis
Industry sizing and named competitors with real comparisons, specific to the business model and location.
- 06Marketing & operations plan
How the business reaches customers and runs day to day.
- 07Organization & management (develop-and-direct)
Ownership stake and the investor's operational-control role, framed to the E-2 develop-and-direct standard.
- 08U.S. job-creation staffing table
A year-by-year staffing chart with roles, headcount, and wages: the core marginality rebuttal.
- 095-year financial projections
P&L, cash-flow, and break-even built from your numbers, with the assumptions behind every figure stated.
- 10Marginality rebuttal
Evidence the enterprise generates more than a minimal living, via job creation and future capacity generally realizable within ~5 years.
What a restaurant plan must emphasize
- Itemized use-of-funds reconciling total project cost to qualifying invested capital, with proof funds are spent or irrevocably committed
- Detailed staffing chart with roles, wages, and a hiring timeline showing the investor directs while employees run service
- Conservative, benchmarked 5-year projections (covers, average check, seat turns, food/labor ratios) that clear minimal-living income with margin
- Local market and competitor analysis supporting the concept in the specific trade area
- Owner's develop-and-direct narrative distinct from front-line labor
This builds the structure of a USCIS-format business-plan document for your business model. It is general information, not legal or immigration advice, and does not assess your eligibility. E-2 has no fixed minimum investment; confirm your strategy with a licensed immigration attorney.
See what you actually get
As a Taiwan national, the plan you order is a written, USCIS-format document prepared from your own certified figures. A page from a plan:
6. The Enterprise Is Not Marginal
The enterprise does not exist solely to provide a minimal living for the investor. As shown in the five-year projections (Exhibit C), it generates operating profit above the income needed to support the investor and family.
Independently, the enterprise makes a significant economic contribution through U.S. job creation, with roles, wages, and hire dates specified in the staffing table (Exhibit D). Either basis is sufficient; both are satisfied here.
Under 9 FAM 402.9, an enterprise is not marginal where it has the present or future capacity, generally within five years, to generate more than a minimal living or to make a significant economic contribution…
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Taiwan E-2 visa FAQ
Other E-2 treaty countries
Sources
- travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/fees/treaty.html
- www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-workers/e-2-treaty-investors
- travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/employment/treaty-trader-investor-visa-e.html
Treaty status last reviewed 2026-06-30 against the U.S. Department of State treaty-country table; the list is periodically updated, so verify before relying on it. This is factual treaty-status information, not an eligibility determination or legal advice.
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