Brazilian Citizens Starting an LLC in the USA: 2026
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A Delaware LLC does not grant US residency or right to work. Brazilian citizens are eligible for the E-2 Treaty Investor visa because Brazil has a qualifying Treaty of Commerce and Navigation with the United States, making the E-2 route a viable option alongside L-1 intracompany transferee and EB-5 immigrant investor pathways.
AfterA Delaware LLC does not grant US residency or right to work. Brazil does not have a qualifying Treaty of Commerce and Navigation with the United States, so Brazilian citizens are **not** eligible for the E-2 Treaty Investor visa based on Brazilian nationality alone (Brazil is grouped with China, India, and Russia as major economies excluded from the E-2 treaty country list). The only workaround is holding dual citizenship in a qualifying treaty country. Viable options for Brazilian founders instead: L-1 intracompany transferee (requires qualifying Brazilian parent company 1+ years), EB-5 immigrant investor (800,000 to 1,050,000 USD), O-1 extraordinary ability, EB-2 National Interest Waiver, or H-1B specialty occupation (subject to annual lottery).
Why: The article wrongly claimed Brazil has a qualifying E-2 treaty with the US and that Brazilian citizens are E-2 eligible; this directly contradicted the site's own USA E-2 visa article and is false per the State Department's treaty country list, which explicitly excludes Brazil.
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