If you don’t have an eligible family member or a potential employer willing to sponsor you, getting a green card in the U.S. can be difficult. You will, however, have a chance to apply for a green card if you enter and win the Diversity Visa Lottery. The DV Lottery doesn’t have the same family …
Nonimmigrant visitors who remain in the United States past their approved duration of stay typically are unable to file for extensions, changes or adjustments to their status. If they leave the U.S., they may find themselves barred from re-entry for 3 to 10 years. However, certain immediate relatives may be eligible for an exemption, or …
To visit the U.S., a foreign national must obtain a visa. B-2 visa is a tourist visa to U.S. and it is a non-immigrant visa. People traveling to the U.S. temporarily for pleasure, tourism, or medical treatment can get these visas. Following are the steps involved in the process of getting a B-2 visa. Determine …
Non-immigrants traveling to the U.S. on temporary visas must carefully consider the dates of their authorized stay. The date on which the authorized period of stay will end can be found on the arrival/departure record or it will be stamped on their passports. Staying in the U.S. beyond that date will cause the non-immigrants to …
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B-1 visas are non-immigrant U.S. visas meant for those coming to the U.S. for business purposes. Foreigners can enter the U.S. for business activities like conferences, meetings, negotiations and consultations on these visas. B-1 visas are for temporary visitors and they are not allowed to work here. Those looking to work here must obtain visas …
R-1 visas are temporary work visas issued to foreigners who have been offered jobs in the U.S. as religious workers. This category is meant for foreigners who work in religious occupations or who are ministers and who wish to come to the U.S. to work here temporarily. They can come to the U.S. on R-1 …
L-1 non-immigrant visas allow international companies to transfer qualified foreign workers to their parent, branch, affiliate, or subsidiary companies in the U.S. These visas are for intra-company executive transferees seeking to work in the U.S. This visa category also allows foreign companies that do not have an affiliated office in the U.S. to send their …
H-3 visas are meant for foreign nationals who seek to come to the U.S. to receive training in a field that is not available in their home countries or to take part in special education exchange visitor training programs. H-3 visas do not permit the visa holders to work here and are issued only for …
There are several reasons to immigrate to the U.S., one of the most common reason being to reunite with family members. The U.S. permits U.S. citizens and green card holders to help their family members get permanent resident cards (green cards) in order to promote family unity. U.S. citizens can help their parents, children, husband …
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A U.S. visa must be obtained to travel to the U.S. Temporary visitors will need to get nonimmigrant visas and people seeking to settle in the U.S. need to get immigrant visas. To travel to the U.S. temporarily for business, tourism, employment, etc., nonimmigrant visas must be obtained. U.S. visas in the passports of non-U.S. …
