NON-IMMIGRANT VISAS
Temporary Work Visas
Anyone going to the United States with the intention of working there temporarily must obtain a
nonimmigrant work visa. Persons entering the United States on a
visitor or business visa,
or under the Visa Waiver Program are not permitted to work.
The United States government does not issue work visas for casual employment. Work visas are based on a
specific offer of employment from a U.S. employer.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for a temporary work visa.
Common categories of nonimmigrant work visas
TEMPORARY WORK VISA (H)
Required if you are to perform a prearranged
professional or highly skilled job for a temporary period, or to fill a
temporary position for which there is a shortage of U.S. workers, or receive
training from an employer. The employment or training must be approved in
advance by the Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) in the United States on the basis of an application
filed by the prospective employer. Read more...
TEMPORARY WORK VISA (H-1C)
Required by registered nurses seeking temporary
employment in the U.S. Employment is limited to areas designated as "health
professional shortage areas" by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Registered nurses practicing under the H-1C visa may be admitted for three years
with no extensions. Read more...
INTRA-COMPANY TRANSFEREE VISA (L-1)
Required by an alien who is being transferred
by his current employer to a specific executive or technical job with the same
firm, or subsidiary thereof, in the United States. The employment must be
approved in advance by the USCIS in the United States on the basis of an
application filed by the prospective employer. Read more...
TREATY TRADER/INVESTOR VISAS (E -1 AND E-2)
Required by a national of a country with which the United States maintains a treaty of commerce and
navigation to carry on substantial trade, including trade in services or
technology, principally between the United States and the treaty country; or to
develop and direct the operations of an enterprise in which you have invested;
or are in the process of investing a substantial amount of capital, may qualify
for a Treaty Trader or Treaty Investor visa. Read
more...
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