Can an employee of an E-2 treaty investor also get an E-2 visa?

The E-2 is not limited to the investor. Key employees of the treaty business may also be classified E-2, but they must be of the same treaty-country nationality as the investor or the qualifying enterprise.

The employee must be coming to fill a role that is either executive or supervisory, or that involves special qualifications essential to the efficient operation of the business. Ordinary skilled or unskilled positions generally do not qualify. Like the principal investor, qualifying employees receive an initial stay of up to two years with extensions available in two-year increments, and their spouses and children can accompany them as dependents.