Available to individuals coming to the U.S. for business or pleasure. B-1 business visitor visas are for a short duration and must not involve local employment. Nationals of certain countries may be eligible to visit the U.S. for up to 90 days without obtaining a visa.
Individuals engaged in, or investors or employees of a company that qualifies as an investor or trading entity may obtain visas to work based upon treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation between the United States and the country of which the individual is a national.
The new E-3 visa classification currently applies only to nationals of Australia as well as their spouses and children. E-3 principal nonimmigrant aliens must be coming to the United States solely to perform services in a specialty occupation.
Persons seeking to pursue a full course of study at a school in the United States may be eligible for a visa for the course of their study plus, in some cases, a period for practical training in their field of study.
Individuals with a bachelor's degree or its equivalent in a specialty occupation which requires the theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge.
Individuals coming temporarily to the United States to perform temporary nonagricultural services or labor.
Persons coming to the U.S. in an approved exchange program may be eligible for the J-1 Exchange Visitor's visa. J-1 programs often cover students, short-term scholars, business trainees, teachers, professors and research scholars, specialists, international visitors, government visitors, camp counselors and au pairs.
In some cases, participation in a J-1 program will be coupled with the requirement that the beneficiary spend at least two years outside of the U.S. before being permitted to switch to a different non-immigrant visa or to permanent residency. Donovan Law Office can also complete the application process for a waiver to the home residency requirement that applies to many J-1 visa holders.
For fiance'(e) of a United States citizen who seeks to enter the United States with the intent to marry within ninety (90) days after entry.
Intracompany transferees who, within the three preceding years, have been employed abroad continuously for one year by a branch, parent, affiliate, or subsidiary of the employer in the United States in a managerial, executive, or specialized knowledge capacity and who are coming to the United States to work for a related company as an executive, manager or in a specialized knowledge position.
Persons of extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, or extraordinary achievements in the motion picture and television field.
P-1 visa is available to internationally known athletes and entertainment groups. P-3 visa is available to culturally unique artists and entertainers
Religious workers may be eligible for an R-1 visa.
Canadian and Mexican citizens who seek admission to the United States to engage in certain specific activities at a professional level listed in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).