Temporary Work

B-1 & B-2: Temporary Visitors

B1 Business Visitor visas allow individuals to visit the U.S. to participate in commercial transactions such as contract negotiations and consultations, so long as they do not receive a salary or remuneration.

B2 Visitor Visas are granted for visits related to recreational activities, tourism or medical treatment.

Both these visas usually allow a stay in the USA for six months, but can be granted for up to one year.

F/M/J: Student Visas

Students who wish to obtain nonimmigrant visas must be registered with the Student and Exchange Visitor Immigration System (SEVIS) program. SEVIS requires the institution to report certain information about the student, including when they complete a programme of study.

(F) Student Visas allow foreign individuals to attend a U.S. institution of learning. This includes elementary, middle school, undergraduate, postgraduate, post-secondary  non-vocational and high school levels, as well as other eligible courses of study. Student visas are valid for the duration of studies;

(M) Student Visas are reserved for students who plan on attending vocational or technical schools in the United States;

(J) Exchange Visitor Visas are for professors, research scholars, trainees or interns, certain university students, teachers, camp consolers and au pairs, among others.

E-1, E-2, E-3: Treaty Trader, Treaty Investor & Specialty Occupation

The E visa category includes treaty traders and investors who come to the United States under a treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and the country of which they are a citizen or national. The E visa category also includes Australian specialty occupation workers.

E-1 Treaty Trader allows national of countries to work in the U.S. in which the United States maintains a treaty of commerce and navigation with. To be eligible, you must have a sizeable flow of international trade between the U.S and the foreign country.

E-2 Treaty Investor allows individuals who have invested, or are actively in the process of investing, a substantial amount of capital in a bona fide enterprise in the United States to enter to solely develop and direct the investment enterprise.

E-3 specialty occupation employment visas for positions requiring highly specialized knowledge and the attainment of a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent for nationals of Australia.