E-2 Case Study: Colombian General Manager in Solar Panel Distribution

E-2 visa renewal for treaty investors is a chance to show how the business has performed since the first approval and to continue operating in the United States. In this case, our client, a Colombian national working as General Manager of a U.S. solar panel distribution company, had already gone through a status change from B-1/B-2 to E-2 before returning to the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá for his renewal. Colombo & Hurd secured the E-2 renewal approval without issue through consular processing.

The case centered on the Essential Employee pathway, which allows an E-2 investor company to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill managerial, executive, or specialized roles necessary to the operation of the investment. Here, the applicant company determined that retaining its current General Manager was essential to sustaining and developing its position in the U.S. renewable energy market. His continued leadership was framed as directly tied to the company’s ability to manage its investment and grow its solar panel distribution operations.