E-1 Treaty Trader Visa Business Plan

Robinomics Consulting writes E-1 business plans that present your trade operations clearly, quantitatively, and in the terms USCIS and consular officers expect to see.

Flat Fee · No Tiers

E-1 Visa Business Plan Price

$ 1,200

One price. Everything included. Delivered in 7 days.

Attorney review-ready business plan
Standalone 5-year financial model
Detailed market research & competitors analysis
Trading activity analysis

The E-1 visa allows nationals of treaty countries to enter the United States to conduct substantial trade between their home country and the U.S. Approval depends heavily on demonstrating that your trade activity is real, substantial, and principally between the U.S. and your treaty country. A well-constructed business plan is the document that makes that case.

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Who it's for

E-1 Treaty Trader plans for cross-border traders

The E-1 visa is for nationals of treaty countries engaged in substantial international trade - primarily between their country and the United States. We write plans that prove the trade volume, continuity, and qualifying composition USCIS and consular officers expect.

Goods Traders

Import & export businesses

Companies trading physical goods between a treaty country and the U.S. - manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and trading houses where the U.S. arm is the trade hub.

Service Traders

Cross-border service firms

Consulting, technology, engineering, financial, and professional services firms invoicing across borders. Modern E-1 cases increasingly hinge on documented services trade rather than physical goods.

Treaty Investors Pivoting

E-2 holders shifting to E-1

For business owners whose operations have evolved into substantial international trade and whose case is now better positioned under E-1 than E-2. Plans built around the qualifying-trade test.

Executives & Specialists

Essential personnel & supervisors

Executive, supervisory, or essential-skill employees of qualifying treaty trader companies. Plans demonstrate the role's necessity to the trade operation and the company's ongoing qualifying activity.

What's included

Every plan, every deliverable

A flat $1,200 covers the complete package. No hidden tiers, no add-ons, no surprises at delivery.

Full E-1 business plan

Attorney review-ready document structured around the E-1 qualifying criteria: substantial trade, continuous trade, principally between treaty country and the U.S.

Standalone 5-year financial model

P&L, cash flow, and balance sheet in Excel, with trade volume projections, transaction count assumptions, and the supporting math consular officers expect to see.

Trade composition analysis

Documentation of the international trade flow - country of origin, destination, and the breakdown demonstrating that more than 50% of trade is between the treaty country and the U.S.

Organizational chart

Clear management and staffing structure showing roles, responsibilities, and the beneficiary's executive, supervisory, or essential-skill position within the qualifying trade operation.

How it works

From intake to delivery in 7 days

A focused, structured process built around your consular interview or USCIS filing timeline. No back-and-forth confusion, no missed deadlines.

STEP 01

Discovery session

We start with a discovery session - a real conversation about your business, your visa type, who you will be presenting this business plan to. Not a big fan of Zoom video meetings? No problem. We can work just as efficiently via email, WhatsApp, or your platform of choice. We’ll then recommend the right plan format and walk you through what initial information we need from you.

STEP 02

Intake & research

Structured questionnaire to capture trade history, financials, and treaty-country activity. We begin trade-pattern documentation and source verification.

STEP 03

Drafting

We build the full plan and financial model in parallel, ensuring narrative and numbers align around the substantial-trade and principal-trade tests.

STEP 04

Review & delivery

You receive the draft on day 7. One round of revisions included to fine-tune positioning before submission.

Why Robinomics Consulting

Plans that hold up to consular scrutiny

Consular officers and USCIS reviewers reject E-1 plans that look templated, contain unsupported trade claims, or present projections that don't tie out. Our work doesn't have those problems.

Verified trade data

Trade figures sourced from invoices, contracts, customs records, and credible market data — cited so your attorney or the reviewing officer can verify any claim.

E-1 specific framing

Substantial trade, continuous trade, and principal trade are distinct legal tests. We write to each of them explicitly rather than leaving the reviewer to connect the dots.

Defensible projections

Financial models built bottom-up from transaction-level assumptions - the kind of model an analyst can interrogate and find consistent with documented trade history.

Accountable team

You work with named consultants, not anonymous freelancers. Direct access throughout the engagement and beyond.

Common questions

Questions E-1 applicants ask

Should I apply for E-1 or E-2?

E-1 is for substantial international trade between your treaty country and the U.S.; E-2 is for substantial investment in a U.S. business. If your business is primarily about cross-border commerce (importing, exporting, or trading services), E-1 typically fits. If it's about operating a U.S. business funded by your investment, E-2 typically fits. Some businesses qualify for both — your immigration attorney is best placed to determine which presents the stronger case.

What does "substantial trade" actually mean?

There's no fixed dollar threshold. Consular officers and USCIS evaluate substantial trade based on the volume, frequency, and continuity of transactions - a steady flow of numerous transactions tends to weigh more heavily than a single large one. Our plans document trade patterns to demonstrate substantiality in the way the State Department's Foreign Affairs Manual contemplates.

What does "principally between" the treaty country and the U.S. mean?

More than 50% of the qualifying international trade must be between your treaty country and the United States. Trade with other countries is permitted but cannot exceed the U.S.-treaty-country trade in volume. We document the trade composition explicitly so the reviewer can see the threshold is met.

Can E-1 cover services, or only physical goods?

Yes - the State Department recognizes services trade for E-1 purposes, including technology, consulting, banking, insurance, transportation, and other professional services. The qualifying-trade documentation looks different than for goods (invoices, service contracts, deliverables records rather than customs entries) but the legal basis is the same.

How long does the process take?

Standard delivery is 7 business days from a complete intake. The clock starts when we have all required information from you. Rush delivery is available on a case-by-case basis for tight consular interview or USCIS filing deadlines.

Do you work with U.S. immigration attorneys?

Yes. We regularly collaborate with immigration attorneys, providing the business plan and financial model while they manage the legal application. Attorneys can refer clients directly or engage us on the client's behalf.

What if the consulate or USCIS issues an RFE?

One round of revisions is included after delivery, which covers most RFE responses related to the business plan or financial model. Substantive scope changes - new trade scenarios, materially different business models, additional entities - are quoted separately.

Build a plan that stands up to scrutiny

Let's craft an E-1 plan your attorney, the reviewing consular officer, or USCIS adjudicator can take seriously.

7-day delivery

Flat fee: $1,200

Revisions included