V VISA – SECOND PREFERENCE BENEFICIARIES V visa allows eligible spouses and unmarried children below the age of 21 of legal permanent residents of the United States to enter the United States as nonimmigrants to await the approval of immigrant visa petition; the availability of visa number; or approval of lawful permanent resident status through the […]
K VISA – FIANCEE OF US CITIZEN AND SPOUSE OF US CITIZEN OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES K visas allows US citizen’s Fiancée (K-1), who is not a US citizen and outside the United States to enter into the United States prior to marriage, and US citizen’s spouse (K-3), who is not a US citizen and outside […]
J VISA – EXCHANGE VISITORS J visa is issued for the Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs designated educational and cultural exchange programs. J visa allows foreign students, scholars, experts, medical interns and residents, industrial and business trainees, and their immediate families to come to the United States as Exchange Visitors in US approved Exchange […]
M VISA – STUDENTS VOCATIONAL & LANGUAGE Similar to F-1 visa in many aspects. It requires an alien having residence in the foreign country not to have intent to abandon his or her residence in the foreign country, and coming to the United States solely for the purpose of pursuing fulltime course of studies at an […]
F VISA – STUDENTS ACADEMIC Students from foreign countries who would like to pursue their education from elementary school to doctoral studies may be admitted into the United States in F-1 Visa Category. It is meant for students who would like to engage in academic studies in the United States. INA section 101(a)(15(F). It is important […]
TN VISA – MEXICAN AND CANADIAN NAFTA PROFESSIONAL WORKER Under North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA), citizens of Canada and Mexico who would like to engage in business activities at professional level in one of the qualified professions under NAFTA may come to the United States under TN visa for temporary period. Alien may be admitted to […]
R VISA – RELIGIOUS WORKERS To qualify for R visa to come to the United States to perform religious services, aliens must be a member of the religious denomination abroad that has a bona fide nonprofit religious organization in the United States for at least two years immediately preceding the date of the application for admission […]
P VISA – INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EXCHANGE VISA Q visa allow aliens, who have residence abroad and have no intention of abandoning their residence, to enter into the United States as a participant of the international cultural exchange visitor program approved by USCIS for the purpose of providing practical training, employment, and the sharing of history, culture, […]
P VISA – ARTS AND ATHLETICS Usually qualifies those aliens who are in the fields of arts and athletics and do not qualify for O visa. Accompanying aliens are not permitted in most cases with P visa holders. Also, alien must show that he or she has foreign residence, and have no intention of abandoning his […]
O VISA – EXTRAORDINARY WORKERS O visa is a temporary worker visa that can be considered as better alternative of L, H, J, or E classifications if the individual has extraordinary ability in his or own area of expertise. O visa allows individuals with extraordinary ability in the fields of science, arts, education, business, or athletics […]