USCIS has announced that Iranians in the U.S. will not be eligible for extensions of E-1 or E-2 visa status or changes to that status from another visa classification. The announcement comes more than a year after the U.S. Department of State notified Iran on October 3, 2018, of the termination of the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights. Since there are no other qualifying treaties or any relevant specific legislation, there are no other options for Iranians to obtain E-1 or E-2 status.
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