5. Specific requirements of E-1

In addition to the shared "core" requirements, which can be found at http://www.e-2california.com/core_requirements, there are additional specific requirements for E-1 category.

E-1 (Treaty Trader) Specific Requirements

• The E-2 enterprise must be engaged in substantial trade principally (meaning, more than 50%) between the U.S. and the treaty country (foreign home country);
• Trade must be in existence: at a minimum, the E-1 applicant should wait until trade contracts have been signed;
• Trade must be international, that is an international exchange of items of trade for consideration between the U.S. and the treaty country;
• Trade must be "substantial", meaning an amount of trade sufficient to ensure a continuous flow of trade between the U.S. and the treaty country;

and

• Trade must be principally between the U.S. and the treaty country, meaning when over 50% of the volume of international trade is conducted between the U.S. and the treaty country of the applicant's nationality.