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Nonimmigrant visas constitute the largest category of all visas issued to foreign nationals. The main categories are given letter designation in the INS regulations. They include: A – career diplomats; B – temporary visitors for business and pleasure; C – foreign nationals in transit; D – crew members; E – treaty traders and investors; F – academic students; G – international organization representatives; H – professional temporary workers; I – foreign media representatives; J – exchange visitors; K-1 – fiance of US citizen; K-3 – spouse of US citizen; L – intracompany transferees; M – students for non-academic training; O – foreign nationals with extraordinary abilities; P – entertainers; Q – cultural exchange program participants; R – religious workers; S – witnesses and informants ; TN – NAFTA professionals; and V – spouse of lawful permanent resident.
The “visa waiver pilot program” permits foreign nationals from certain qualified countries to visit the for a maximum stay of 90 days without visas. The qualified countries include: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brunei, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and Uruguay.
Thousands of visitors are issued B-1/B-2 visas to visit the each year from all over the world. The B-1/B-2 visas are for people who enter the as temporary tourists for pleasure or family visits, and for business such as commercial transactions and business meetings. Temporary visitors for business and pleasure are not allowed to engage in gainful employment in the US.
Many foreign nationals come to the to pursue their academic studies. The F-1 visa is for the students who enter the to pursue a full course of study at a qualified high school, college, university, or language school. Under certain circumstances, F-1 students may work in the US.
For employment purposes, the H-1B is the most popular visa. H-1B visas are issued to foreign temporary workers who are professionals in a specialty occupation. The H-1B visa has an initial term of three years, and may be extended for three more years. There are numerical limitations on H-1B visas issued each year.
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