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Temporary (Nonimmigrant) Work Visas
A number of temporary (nonimmigrant) visas to the United States are meant to fill the needs of U.S. companies and employers or to foster international trade. For example, visas are available for skilled and unskilled workers, musicians, artists and other performers, religious workers, workers transferring within an overseas company to an office in the United States, and more.
The immigrant applying for one of these visas must typically have a job or a job offer first. In fact, the employer must ordinarily start the process on the immigrant’s behalf. The immigrant, too, will have to submit various forms and documents, and likely attend an interview at a U.S. consulate.
Labor-Based Temporary Visas to the U.S.: Overview
How to identify employers in need of workers, within categories that will qualify you for a visa to the United States.
You'll need to prove that your degrees match up to U.S. educational levels in order to qualify for certain employment-based nonimmigrant visas.
Behavior of past work-visa applicants or recipients from your country may affect your ability to successfully obtain the visa.
If you have a job offer in the United States and an employer willing to help you acquire a temporary U.S. visa in order to accept it, but you have a criminal record, you are likely inadmissible.
The initial visa petition that the U.S. employer must file on behalf of the foreign applicant.
Comprehensive information, particularly directed at attorneys, on nonimmigrant visa options for physical therapists.
How a foreign national who entered the U.S. on a tourist visa (B-1 or B-2) may qualify for a work visa.
Summaries of some of the most frequently obtained U.S. work visas.
Applying for a Nonimmigrant Work Visa
All about the forms, process, consular interview, and more.
E-1 and E-2 Treaty Trader and Treaty Investor Visas
All about who can obtain an E-1 or E-2 visa and how to do so.
The E-2 visa allows foreign nationals of certain countries to come to the U.S.and invest in a U.S company.
E-3 Visas for Australian Nationals
Who is eligible for an E-3 visa and how to apply.
H-1B Visas for Temporary Specialty Workers
Information about eligibility, the application process, and living in the U.S. with one of the various types of H-1B visas.
H-1B2 Visas for Defense Department Workers
H-1B2 visas are available to foreign workers who come to the U.S. to temporarily to perform exceptional services related to a cooperative and development project that is administered by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD).
Advice for foreign workers coming to the U.S. to perform exceptional services related to a cooperative and development project that is administered by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD).
H-2A Visa for Temporary Seasonal Farm Workers
Foreign seasonal agricultural workers from certain countries may obtain H-2A visas for temporary work in the United States as beneficiaries of an application filed by a U.S. employer.
H-2B Seasonal Nonagricultural Worker Visas
Who is eligible for an H-2B visa and how to apply.
If you are a foreign national seeking to work in the U.S., there are multiple work visas potentially available to you -– among them, the H-2B visa for skilled or unskilled foreign workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural occupations.
Although your H-2B visa allows you to work in the U.S., neither this visa itself nor the job that underlies it will allow you to gain U.S. permanent residence. However, it is possible to separately become eligible for and obtain a green card while you are in the U.S. with an H-2B visa.
H-3 Visas for Temporary Trainees
Who qualifies for a nonimmigrant, H-3 visa based on attending a work training program in the United States.
Forms, documents, and fees needed to apply for an H-3 visa for you and your accompanying family members.
H-4 Visas for Family of H Visa Holders
An H-4 visa is a nonimmigrant (temporary) visa permitting a foreign national to enter the United States as the spouse or minor, unmarried child of someone who holds an H-1B, H-1C, H-2A, H-2B, or H-3 visa.
Prohibitions on working while in H-4 status, and alternatives to explore.
Limitations and benefits to applying for a student visa independently of your H-visa holding spouse or parent.
As an H-4 visa holder, you are permitted to study full-time in the United States. However, you are not allowed to work, whether on campus or off.
I Visas for Members of the International Press
Eligibility criteria and application procedures for getting an I visa for members of the media or documentary filmmakers.
L Visas for Intracompany Transferees
A temporary work visa option for employees working for companies with U.S. affiliates.
O-1 Visa for Workers With Extraordinary Talent
Find out who qualifies for the O-1 visa and how to apply.
How spouses and children can obtain O-3 visas to accompany an O-1 or O-2 visa holder to the United States.
Introduction to the tough parts of applying for an O-1 visa.
P Visas for Artists, Entertainers, Athletes
Short-term visas available to outstanding workers in the sciences, arts, education, business, entertainment, and athletics, coming to the U.S. for temporary events, performances, or competitions.
A short-term U.S work visa available to artists or entertainers, either individually or as part of a group, who come to the U.S. to perform under a reciprocal exchange program between the U.S. and one or more other countries.
Who is eligible for a P-3 visa and how to apply.
Who is eligible for a P-4 visa and how to apply.
R Visas for Religious Workers
Eligibility and application requirements for the temporary religious worker visa to the United States.
Who is eligible for an R-2 visa and how to apply.
TN and TD Visas Under NAFTA
All about eligibility, applying, extending your stay, and exploring strategies to apply for a U.S. green card.
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