[Q] Where an employee is applying for an E visa, what nationality must he possess?

The employee applicant must possess the same nationality as the U.S. based E-2 enterprise. Therefore, if the U.S. based E-2 enterprise is owned by a foreign company, the applying employee must possess the nationality of the majority shareholders of the foreign company. The applying does not have to possess the same nationality as the CEO of the U.S. based E-2 enterprise unless the CEO is the majority shareholder of the U.S. based E-2 enterprise. CEO also is an employee, not necessarily the owner.