Temporary Visas
There are seven types of H visas: H-1B
(specialty occupation), H-1B1 (specialty occupations from Singapore and Chile),
H-1C (Professional Nurses Working in Health Professional Shortage Areas....more
An L visa is a visa given to aliens who are
entering the US to work for the same employer, its affiliate or subsidiary he
had worked for in his home country. The alien must be employed for one (1) year
in the past three (3) years by the parent, branch....more
A Student Visa is granted to students who are
coming to the United States to study. In order to qualify for a student visa,
the applicant must show that she has a foreign residence....more
A Tourist Visa, or B-2 visa, is granted to those
who are coming to the United States for the sole purpose of visiting temporarily
for business or pleasure. In order to obtain a B-2 visa, the alien must prove
that he is traveling....more
A J visa is a visa given to exchange visitors to
the United States. J Visa programs are for visitors who have no intention of
abandoning their foreign residence. Some J visa holders are subject to a
requirement that they must return to their home country....more
An E visa is a visa that is based on the
friendship, commerce, navigation, Bilateral Investment Treaty or other
agreements, such as NAFTA between the United States and the country the alien is
coming from....more
The U visa is for individuals who have suffered
a great amount of physical or mental abuse because of being a victim of one or
more of the following crimes: rape, torture, trafficking, incest, domestic
violence, sexual assault, abusive sexual contact....more
A T visa is a visa that is issued to people who
are victims of “severe trafficking”, which includes the use of force, fraud, or
coercion for sex trafficking....more
A TN visa is a work visa specifically for Canadian and Mexican citizens who
are coming to the United States to engage in professional activities. While a TN
visa is similar to H-1B, there is no statutory limitation on how long one may
stay on this status as there is for Hs and Ls.....more
B-1 (Business) Visa
A Business Visa is granted to individuals who are coming to the United States
on business....more | 
