NONIMMIGRANT VISAS / TEMPORARY VISAS
If you do not wish to remain permanently in the United States, there are many different types of “nonimmigrant visas” available. Nonimmigrant visas / temporary visas authorize temporary presence or residence in the U.S. for a particular purpose such as employment or study.
The sheer variety of nonimmigrant visas makes it impractical to discuss each of them here in detail. The following overview covers only the most common purposes of nonimmigrant travel to the United States.
List of Nonimmigrant Visas
- Diplomats and Foreign Government Officials (“A”)
- Visitor Visas (“B-1/B-2”)
- Transit Visas (“C”)
- Crewmen (“D-1”)
- Treaty Traders (“E-1”)
- Treaty Investors (“E-2”)
- Australian Professionals (“E-3”)
- Student Visa (“F-1”)
- Employees of Designated International Agencies and NATO
- Professional Workers (“H-1B”)
- Agricultural Workers (“H-2A”)
- Skilled and Unskilled Workers (“H-2B”)
- Trainees (“H-3”)
- Foreign Journalists (“I”)
- Exchange Visitors (“J-1”)
- Fiancé Visa (“K-1”)
- Spouses of US Citizens (“K-3”)
- Intracompany Transferees (“L-1”)
- Persons of Extraordinary Ability (“O”)
- Athletes and Entertainers (“P”)
- International Cultural Exchange Visitors (“Q”)
- Religious Workers (“R”)
- Witnesses and Informants (“S”)
- Victims of Trafficking (“T”)
- Canadian and Mexican Professionals Under NAFTA (“TN”)
- Visas for Crime Victims (“U”)
Should you have any questions or if you would like to schedule a consultation, please contact me by submitting the form or by calling me at (248) 900-3399. I accept clients from across the U.S. and around the world. My law office is conveniently located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan for in-person meetings. For phone consultation, you can reach me from any part of the United States or abroad.