Visa
Categorias de Visa
Temporary
Visas
B-1/B-2
Visas para Visitantes
Disponible para todas
las visitantes veniento a US para negocio o placer. B-1 business visitor
visas are for a short duration and must not involve local employment.
Ciudadanos de ciertos paises son elegibles a visitar may be eligible to
visit the US for up to 90 days without obtaining a visa.
E-1/E-2
Treaty and Investor Visas
Investors and traders and their employees may receive visas conducir
on their businesses in the US if their home country has a commercial treaty
with the US conferiendo elegibilidad visa eligibility.
F-1
and M-1 Student Visas
Persons seeking to pursue a full course of study at a school in
the United States may be eligible for a visa for the course of their
study plus, in some cases, a period for practical training in their
field of study.
H-1B
Specialty Occupation (Professionals) Visas
Professional workers with at least a bachelor's degree (or its
equivalent work experience) may be eligible for a non-immigrant visa
if their employers can demonstrate that they are to be paid at least
the prevailing wage for the position.
J-1 and Q-1 Exchange Visitor
Visas
Persons coming to the US in an approved exchange program may be eligible
for the J-1 Exchange Visitor's visa. J-1 programs often cover students,
short-term scholars, business trainees, teachers, professors and research
scholars, specialists, international visitors, government visitors, camp
counselors and au pairs. In some cases, participation in a J-1 program
will be coupled with the requirement that the beneficiary spend at least
two years outside of the US before being permitted to switch to a different
nonimmigrant visa or to permanent residency. The office regularly handles
the application process for seeking a waiver to the home residency requirement
that applies to many J-1 visa holders.
K-1
Fiance(e) Visas
A Fiance(e) of a US citizen is eligible for a non-immigrant visa
conditioned on the conclusion of the marriage within 90 days.
L-1
Intracompany Transfer Visas
L-1 visas are available to executives, mangers and specialized
knowledge employees transferring to their employer's U.S. affiliate.
Executives and managers holding L-1 visas may be eligible for permanent
residency without the need to a labor certification.
O-1 Extraordinary Ability
Worker Visas
The O-1 category is set aside for foreign nationals with extraordinary
ability. This includes entertainers, athletes, scientists, and businesspersons.
P-1 Artists and Athletes
Visas
This category covers athletes, artists and entertainers.
R-1
Religious Worker Visas
Religious workers may be eligible for an R-1 visa.
TC and TN NAFTA and US-Canada
Free Trade Agreement Visas
A special visa category has been set up for nationals of Canada
and Mexico under the provisions of the
North American Free Trade Agreement and the U.S.-Canada Free Trade
Agreement.
Permanent
Residency ("Green
Cards")
Family
Sponsored Immigration
U.S. citizens may petition for spouses, parents, children and
siblings. Permanent residents may petition for spouses and children.
EB-1
Foreign Nationals of Extraordinary Ability, Outstanding Professors
and Researchers and Multinational Executives and Managers
Individuals in this category can petition for permanent residency
without having to go through the time consuming labor certification
process.
EB-2
Workers with Advanced Degrees or Exceptional Ability in the Sciences,
Arts or Business
Visa holders in this category normally must have a job offer and
the potential employer must complete the labor certification process.
The labor certification involves a testing of the job market to demonstrate
that the potential visa holder is not taking a job away from a U.S.
worker. In cases where an individual can show that his entry is in
the national interest, the job offer and labor certification requirements
can be waived.
EB-3
Skilled Workers and Professionals
Visa holders in this category normally must have a job offer and
the potential employer must complete the labor certification process.
EB-4
Special Immigrant Visas for Religious Workers
Ministers of religion are eligible for permanent residency.
EB-5
Investor/Employment Creation Visas
Under the 1990 Immigration Act, Congress has set aside up to 10,000
visas per year for alien investors in new commercial enterprises who
create employment for ten individuals. There are two groups of investors
under the program - those who invest at least $500,000 in "targeted
employment areas" (rural areas or areas experiencing unemployment
of at least 150% of the national average rate) and those who invest
$1,000,000 anywhere else. No fewer than 3,000 of the annual allotment
of visas must go to targeted employment areas.
DV-1
Visas (the "Green Card
Lottery")
55,000 visas are annually allotted in a random drawing to individuals
from nations underrepresented in the total immigrant pool.
Refugee
and Asylum Applications
Persons with a well-founded fear of persecution on account of
race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group,
or political opinion may be eligible to apply for asylum or refugee
status in the U.S.
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