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VISA TO AMERICA

 

An alien (citizen of a foreign country) may enter the United States by obtaining a visa for temporary stay or for permanent residence.

 

COMMON TEMPORARY/NONIMMIGRANT VISAS

Business/Tourist Visa, Work Visa, Student Visa, Exchange Visitor Visa, Transit/Ship Crew Visa, Religious Worker Visa, Domestic Employee Visa, Journalist and Media Visa, Treaty Trader and Treaty Investor Visa etc.

 

Visa             Purpose of Travel to United States 

A              Diplomats and foreign government officials

A-2           Foreign military personnel stationed in the United States

B-1           Athletes, amateur and professional (competing for prize money only) 

B-1           Business visitors      

B-1           Domestic employees or nannies (accompanying a foreign national employer)

B2             Visitors for medical treatment

B2             Tourists, vacationers, travelers for pleasure

BCC         Border Crossing Card: Mexico  

C               Transiting the United States

D              Crewmembers (serving aboard a sea vessel or aircraft in the United States)

E-1           Treaty traders

E-2           Treaty investors        

E-3           Australian worker - professional specialty 

F-1            Academic and language students       

F-2            Dependents of an F-1 holder              

G1-G5      Employees of a designated international organization

I                Foreign Information media representative (media, journalists)    

H-1B        Physicians, specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge

H-1B1      Free Trade Agreement (FTA) professionals: Chile, Singapore

H-1C        Nurses traveling to areas short of health care professionals 

H-2A        Temporary workers - seasonal agricultural

H-2B        Temporary workers – nonagricultural

H-3           Training in a program not primarily for employment

J               International cultural exchange visitors

J-1            Physicians, Professors, scholars, teachers, Au pairs                     

J-2            Dependents of a J-1 Exchange visitor                 

K-1           Fiancé(e)

L               Intra-company transferees

M-1          Vocational Students 

M-2          Dependents of an M-1 holder    

NATO1-6 Employees of NATO stationed in the United States

O-1           Extraordinary Aliens in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics

P               Athletes, artists, entertainers              

Q              International cultural exchange visitors     

R               Religious workers    

TN/TD     NAFTA professional workers: Mexico, Canada 

T-1           Victims of human trafficking    

V              Nonimmigrant (V) Visa for Dependents of a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR)

 

 

VISA WAIVER PROGRAM

The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) enables nationals of certain countries to travel to the United States for tourism or business (visitor visa purposes) for stays of 90 days or less without obtaining a visa. VWP travelers are required to apply for authorization though the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA), are screened at their port of entry into the United States, and are enrolled in the Department of Homeland Security’s OBIM program.

 

A citizen of one of the countries listed below, having a VWP-compliant passport, the ESTA authorization and a return or onward ticket, having a plan to travel and stay in the United States for 90 days or less, may enter the US without a visa.

 

Member Countries

Andorra

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Brunei

Chile

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Japan

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Monaco

New Zealand        

Norway

Portugal

Republic of Korea

San Marino

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

 

PERMANENT OR IMMIGRANT VISA

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