Type of Visas Flashcards
J-1 Visiting Undergraduate Student
International Exchange for individuals who are enrolled in undergraduate degree programs outside the USA
J-1 Short-Term Scholar
International Exchange for faculty or researchers
H-1B
Employment within a specialty occupation
E-3
Employment within a specialty occupation. For Australian citizens
TN
Non-immigrant-On expiration. Will have to leave the country as soon appointment ends.
O-1
Employment in a role that draws on the individual’s extraordinary abilities.
O-1A Visa
For Science education, business or athletics
O-1B Visa
For arts, motion, pictures or TV industry
O-2 visa
For those who will accompany an O-1 artist or athlete
O-3 Visa
Dependents of O-1s and O-2s
J-1 Research Scholar / Professor
International Exchange for faculty or researchers
EB-1B
Searching for tenure track
EB-2
Professionals with advanced degrees, aliens with exceptional ability.
M1
Non-immigrant visa for international students, but it is for vocational studies
Lawful Permanent Resident
Any person not a citizen of the United States who is residing in the U.S. under legally recognized and lawfully recorded permanent residence as an immigrant.
F1
A visa that is given to international students who want to attend educational institutions in the US. It covers levels from elementary school to University and graduate school
B-1/B-2
Non-immigrant visa that permits visitors to enter the US for business purposes.
E-1 Treaty Trader
For Individuals/Business possess the nationality of the treaty country.
Only between a foreign country and USA
Applicants intends to depart when status terminates.
Only come to USA to do legal business
Good for 5 years
E-2 Treaty Investor
Committed to investment in the USA
Business licenses
Only between a foreign country and USA
Applicants intends to depart when status terminates.
Only come to USA to do legal business
Good for 5 years
H-2A Temporary Agricultural Workers
Employer must meet the nationality requirement
Employer and employee must both have the nationality of the treat country
Employer, if not residing outside the US, must be maintining “E” Status
Must have the intent to depart when the status terminates
H-2A
Temporary agricultural workers
H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Workers
Temporary Non-Agricultural Workers
H-3 Visa
Trainee (special education)
I Visa
Come to USA as a Radio host, journalist, film. Not need to apply in USCIS. Go to Embassy
Q Visa
Used by cultural exchange visitors who come to the U.S. to work temporarily. Like for Disney workers
R-1 Visa
Religious workers
L-1A Visa
Allows a company’s foreign managers or executives to work inside the US
L-1B Visa
Is transfer for an employee with specialized knowledge
Requires minimum of one year of full-time employment
L-1A Documentation
Proof of corporate relationship between companies
Provide organizational charts to document managerial role
L-1B Documentation
Provide proof of corporate relationship between entities
Provide detailed letter from overseas entity describing the specialized knowledge and how it is used
Provide any training certificates or other documentation.
P Visa
This visa applies to an internationally recognized athlete performing at a major athletic event as an individual athlete or part of group
ESTA Visa
An automated system that determines the eligibility of visitors to travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP).
K-1 Visa
For fiancé to come to the US and get married within 90 days
