List of E-1 and E-2 Treaty Countries

 

Country

Class

Effective Date

AlbaniaE-2January 4, 1998ArgentinaE-1October 20, 1994ArgentinaE-2October 20, 1994ArmeniaE-2March 29, 1996AustraliaE-1December 16, 1991AustraliaE-2December 27, 1991AustriaE-1May 27, 1931AustriaE-2May 27, 1931AzerbaijanE-2August 2, 2001BahrainE-2May 30, 2001BangladeshE-2July 25, 1989BelgiumE-1October 3, 1963BelgiumE-2October 3, 1963BoliviaE-1November 09, 1862BoliviaE-2June 6, 2001Bosnia and Herzegovina (11)E-1November 15, 1882Bosnia and Herzegovina (11)E-2November 15, 1882BruneiE-1July 11, 1853BulgariaE-2June 2, 1994CameroonE-2April 6, 1989CanadaE-1January 1, 1993CanadaE-2January 1, 1993ChileE-1January 1, 2004ChileE-2January 1, 2004China (Taiwan) (1)E-1November 30, 1948China (Taiwan) (1)E-2November 30, 1948ColombiaE-1June 10, 1848ColombiaE-2June 10, 1848Congo (Brazzaville)E-2August 13, 1994Congo (Kinshasa)E-2July 28, 1989Costa RicaE-1May 26, 1852Costa RicaE-2May 26, 1852Croatia (11)E-1November 15, 1882Croatia (11)E-2November 15, 1882Czech Republic (2)E-2January 1, 1993Denmark (3)E-1July 30, 1961DenmarkE-2December 10, 2008EcuadorE-2May 11, 1997EgyptE-2June 27, 1992EstoniaE-1May 22, 1926EstoniaE-2February 16, 1997EthiopiaE-1October 8, 1953EthiopiaE-2October 8, 1953FinlandE-1August 10, 1934FinlandE-2December 1, 1992France (4)E-1December 21, 1960France (4)E-2December 21, 1960GeorgiaE-2August 17, 1997GermanyE-1July 14, 1956GermanyE-2July 14, 1956GreeceE-1October 13, 1954GrenadaE-2March 3, 1989HondurasE-1July 19, 1928HondurasE-2July 19, 1928IranE-1June 16, 1957IranE-2June 16, 1957IrelandE-1September 14, 1950IrelandE-2November 18, 1992IsraelE-1April 3, 1954ItalyE-1July 26, 1949ItalyE-2July 26, 1949JamaicaE-2March 7, 1997Japan (5)E-1October 30, 1953Japan (5)E-2October 30, 1953JordanE-1December 17, 2001JordanE-2December 17, 2001KazakhstanE-2January 12, 1994Korea (South)E-1November 7, 1957Korea (South)E-2November 7, 1957Kosovo (11)E-1November 15, 1882Kosovo (11)E-2November 15, 1882KyrgyzstanE-2January 12, 1994LatviaE-1July 25, 1928LatviaE-2December 26, 1996LiberiaE-1November 21, 1939LiberiaE-2November 21, 1939LithuaniaE-2November 22, 2001LuxembourgE-1March 28, 1963LuxembourgE-2March 28, 1963Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic (FRY)E-1November 15, 1882Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic (FRY)E-2November 15, 1882MexicoE-1January 1, 1994MexicoE-2January 1, 1994MoldovaE-2November 25, 1994MongoliaE-2January 1, 1997Montenegro (11)E-1November 15, 1882Montenegro (11)E-2November 15, 1882MoroccoE-2May 29, 1991Netherlands (6)E-1December 5, 1957Netherlands (6)E-2December 5, 1957Norway (7)E-1January 18, 1928Norway (7)E-2January 18, 1928OmanE-1June 11, 1960OmanE-2June 11, 1960PakistanE-1February 12, 1961PakistanE-2February 12, 1961PanamaE-2May 30, 1991ParaguayE-1March 07, 1860ParaguayE-2March 07, 1860PhilippinesE-1September 6, 1955PhilippinesE-2September 6, 1955PolandE-1August 6, 1994PolandE-2August 6, 1994RomaniaE-2January 15, 1994Serbia (11)E-1November 15,1882Serbia (11)E-2November 15,1882SenegalE-2October 25, 1990SingaporeE-1January 1, 2004SingaporeE-2January 1, 2004Slovak Republic (2)E-2January 1, 1993Slovenia (11)E-1November 15, 1882Slovenia (11)E-2November 15, 1882Spain (8)E-1April 14, 1903Spain (8)E-2April 14, 1903Sri LankaE-2May 1, 1993Suriname (9)E-1February 10, 1963Suriname (9)E-2February 10, 1963SwedenE-1February 20, 1992SwedenE-2February 20, 1992SwitzerlandE-1November 08, 1855SwitzerlandE-2November 08, 1855ThailandE-1June 8, 1968ThailandE-2June 8, 1968TogoE-1February 5, 1967TogoE-2February 5, 1967Trinidad & TobagoE-2December 26, 1996TunisiaE-2February 7, 1993TurkeyE-1February 15, 1933TurkeyE-2May 18, 1990UkraineE-2November 16, 1996United Kingdom (10)E-1July 03, 1815United Kingdom (10)E-2July 03, 1815Yugoslavia (11)E-1November 15, 1882Yugoslavia (11)E-2November 15, 1882


Country Specific Footnotes

  1. China (Taiwan) - Pursuant to Section 6 of the Taiwan Relations Act, (TRA) Public Law 96-8, 93 Stat, 14, and Executive Order 12143, 44 F.R. 37191, this agreement which was concluded with the Taiwan authorities prior to January 01, 1979, is administered on a nongovernmental basis by the American Institute in Taiwan, a nonprofit District of Columbia corporation, and constitutes neither recognition of the Taiwan authorities nor the continuation of any official relationship with Taiwan.
     
  2. Czech Repubilc and Slovak Republic - The Treaty with the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic entered into force on December 19, 1992; entered into force for the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic as separate states on January 01, 1993.
     
  3. Denmark - The Treaty which entered into force on July 30, 1961, does not apply to Greenland.
     
  4. France - The Treaty which entered into force on December 21, 1960, applies to the departments of Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana and Reunion.
     
  5. Japan - The Treaty which entered into force on October 30, 1953, was made applicable to the Bonin Islands on June 26, 1968, and to the Ryukyu Islands on May 15, 1972.
     
  6. Netherlands - The Treaty which entered into force on December 05, 1957, is applicable to Aruba and Netherlands Antilles.
     
  7. Norway - The Treaty which entered into force on September 13, 1932, does not apply to Svalbard (Spitzbergen and certain lesser islands).
     
  8. Spain - The Treaty which entered into force on April 14, 1903, is applicable to all territories.
     
  9. Suriname - The Treaty with the Netherlands which entered into force December 05, 1957, was made applicable to Suriname on February 10, 1963.
     
  10. United Kingdom - The Convention which entered into force on July 03, 1815, applies only to British territory in Europe (the British Isles (except the Republic of Ireland), the Channel Islands and Gibraltar) and to "inhabitants" of such territory. This term, as used in the Convention, means "one who resides actually and permanently in a given place, and has his domicile there." Also, in order to qualify for treaty trader or treaty investor status under this treaty, the alien must be a national of the United Kingdom. Individuals having the nationality of members of the Commonwealth other than the United Kingdom do not qualify for treaty trader or treaty investor status under this treaty.
     
  11. Yugoslavia - The U.S. view is that the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) has dissolved and that the successors that formerly made up the SFRY - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Slovenia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia continue to be bound by the treaty in force with the SFRY and the time of dissolution.