H1B Specialty Occupation Visa
The H1B is a non-immigrant visa
category allowing U.S. employers to seek temporary employment from skilled foreigners who have the equivalent U.S. Bachelor's
Degree education who will be temporarily employed in a "specialty occupation".
B1 Business Visa
B1 visas are available for those
businessmen who intend to temporarily visit the US to conduct business on behalf of their foreign employers.
J1 Exchange Visitor/Trainee Visa
J visa students, researchers,
and business or industrial trainees come to the US to participate in training programs authorized by the United States Information
Agency (USIA).
L1A/L1B Intra-Company Transferees
L1 Intra-Company Transferees
are essential executives, managers, or employees with specialized knowledge.
TN Visa for Canadians & Mexican Nationals
TN (Trade NAFTA) status
only available to citizens of Canada and Mexico to work in the United States under a limited set of occupations for up to a year at a time (this is in the process of being
extended to 3 years).
E1/E2 Investor/Treaty Visas
The E2 Investor Visa allows an individual to enter and work inside of the United States based on
an investment he or she will be controlling, while inside the United States. This visa is must be renewed every other year,
but there is no limit to how many times one can renew. Investment must be "substantial."
Diversity Visa
The Diversity Immigrant Visa
program is a United States congressionally mandated lottery program for receiving a United States Permanent Resident Card. It is also known as the Green Card Lottery.
O1 Outstanding Visa
The Outstanding Visa is a type
of employment visa under United States immigration law that applies to aliens who have extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics which has been demonstrated by sustained
national or international acclaim and who are coming temporarily to the U.S. to continue work in the area of extraordinary
ability.
