Visas for Temporary Employment in the USA

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2. Visas for Temporary Employment in the USA

3. Citizens of foreign countries who wish to enter the United States (US or USA) must obtain visas, either nonimmigrant for temporary or immigrant for permanent residents. Temporary work visas are for aliens to be employed for periods of time neither permanent nor indefinite but certain. For these visas, their prospective employers file petitions with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for preliminary approval.

4. Temporary worker visa categories • H-1B: Specialty Occupation. This visa is for specialty work in inter-governmental research and development or co-production projects administered by the Department of Defense. • H-1B1: Free Trade Agreement Professionals. Not a USCIS petition-based visa, for work at sites in Chile or Singapore. • H-2A: Temporary Agricultural Workers. For foreign nationals of designated countries determined to be in the US national interest. • H-2B: Temporary Nonagricultural Workers. For nationals of designated countries determined to be in the US national interest. • H-3: Trainee or Special Education Visitors. For training other than graduate medical or academic not available in the home country or for practical training in education of mentally, physically, or emotionally disabled children.

5. Temporary worker visa categories • L: Intercompany Transfers. For work at affiliates of current employers as managers or specialists after work for the same employer abroad for at least one year continuously within the past three years. • O: Extraordinary Ability or Achievement. For work in scientific, artistic, educational, business, or entertainment fields of expertise. • P-1: Individual or Team Athletes or Entertainers. For performance in athletic competition or in entertainment events. • P-2: Artists or Entertainers (Individual or Group). For performance under reciprocal exchange programs between organizations in the USA and in other countries. • P-3: Artists or Entertainers (Individual or Group). For performance or instruction under culturally unique programs or in traditional ethnic, folk, or cultural musical, theatrical, or artistic performances or presentations. • Q-1: International Cultural Exchange Program Participants. For practical training and employment sharing foreign national history, culture, and traditions through international cultural exchange programs.

6. Labor Certification For some temporary worker visas, prospective employers must obtain labor certification from the US Department of Labor before filing USCIS petitions for nonimmigrant workers. Some temporary worker categories limit the number of petitions approved annually. Before any application for a temporary worker visa may proceed, the prospective employer must file a petition for a nonimmigrant worker on Standard Form I-129, and USCIS must approve it. After approving the petition, USCIS notifies the prospective employer of its action, and the visa application process begins.

7. How to Apply • The visa application process takes several steps, the order of which may vary by US embassy or consulate. Applicants who complete the online nonimmigrant visa application (Standard Form DS-160) print the application form confirmation page to bring to their interviews. Interviews are ordinarily unnecessary for applicants less than 13 nor more than 80 years old, but consular officers may require interviews for applicants of any age. • Visa application interviews generally take place in the countries where applicants live but may be scheduled at any US embassy or consulate. Waiting times for interviews vary according to location, visa category, and season, so applicants should allow several days for scheduling. Every applicant needs to provide the receipt number printed on the USCIS-approved nonimmigrant worker petition to schedule an interview. • The $190 visa application fee payment may be required before the interview. When the visa is approved, a visa issuance fee based on nationality also may be required

8. Required Documentation Applicants should prepare certain documents to present at their visa interviews: • A passport valid for at least six months beyond the sojourn in the USA. If the passport is for more than one person, each needing a visa must apply separately. • The nonimmigrant visa application, Form DS-160, confirmation page. • Visa application fee payment receipt if required before the interview. • A photograph either uploaded onto the Form DS-160 or printed in the format described on it. • The receipt number for the USCIS-approved nonimmigrant worker petition. • Proof of substantial home-country ties for all applicants except those for visa categories H-1B and L to confirm their intent to return after their temporary stays in the USA

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