Hi friends, can any one help me how many type of visas r there, how many days it is valid and it purpose. Regards, — — — — — — — dilip a
From India, Hyderabad
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Hi, Mr. Dilip,
Hope you have set your plans for summer vacation. I would like to know your destination - HEAVEN, MARS, VENUS, etc.
I will update you about the types of visas along with their purpose and validity.
With profound regards,
From India, Chennai
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Hope you have set your plans for summer vacation. I would like to know your destination - HEAVEN, MARS, VENUS, etc.
I will update you about the types of visas along with their purpose and validity.
With profound regards,
From India, Chennai
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Dear Dilip,
As per my knowledge, the following types of visas are available:
1. Tourist Visa
2. Business Visa
3. Employment Visa
4. Student/Research Visa
5. Official Visa
6. Conference Visa
7. Transit Visa
8. Journalist Visa
We primarily handle employment, business, and conference visas.
I hope this information is helpful to you. Please also specify the purpose of your request.
Regards,
Shaikh
From India, Bhubaneswar
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As per my knowledge, the following types of visas are available:
1. Tourist Visa
2. Business Visa
3. Employment Visa
4. Student/Research Visa
5. Official Visa
6. Conference Visa
7. Transit Visa
8. Journalist Visa
We primarily handle employment, business, and conference visas.
I hope this information is helpful to you. Please also specify the purpose of your request.
Regards,
Shaikh
From India, Bhubaneswar
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Hi Friends, Thank you for u r response. Am from hyderabad. For general knowledge i asked this. Regards, — — — — — — — — — Dilip A Hyderabad
From India, Hyderabad
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Dear Dilip, Find enclosed Visa guide and Visa procedures. I am sharing here what was shared with me. S.Sethupathy Erode.
From India, Selam
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Types Of Visas In USA
H1b Visa: H1b visa is a non-immigrant work visa given by the USA. It is a temporary visa that requires employer sponsorship. Applicants must hold a higher degree such as a Bachelor's or Master's degree. There is no age limit, allowing even 65-year-olds to apply. Individuals from any nation can apply for this visa. The H4 visa is a dependent visa of the H1b, allowing family members of H1b visa holders to apply. Both OPT and H4 visa holders can apply for the H1b visa. The validity of the H1b visa is 3 years, extendable for an additional 3 years, with the possibility to apply for US citizenship or a green card. H4 visa holders are not permitted to work in the USA unless they apply for the H1b visa.
F1 Visa: The F1 visa is a non-immigrant student visa intended for foreign students pursuing degrees in the USA. The F2 visa is a dependent visa of the F1, which does not permit employment. F1 visa holders can pursue full-time or part-time degree programs and have the option to engage in optional practical training (OPT) or curricular practical training (CPT) while studying.
B1 Visa: The B1 visa is a non-immigrant business visa for individuals or consultants visiting the USA temporarily for business purposes, with a visa duration of 90 days. B1 visa holders attend conferences or meetings related to their business within this period. Dependents are not allowed on the B1 visa due to its 90-day validity period.
B2 Visa: The B2 visa is a visitor visa for individuals living in the USA who wish to bring their parents or relatives to visit them. It is a non-immigrant visa for temporary visits.
L1 Visa: The L1 visa is a non-immigrant temporary work visa for individuals seeking employment in the USA. The L2 visa is the dependent visa of the L1, allowing family members to accompany the L1 visa holder, though they are not permitted to work.
Green Card: The Green Card is an immigrant visa granted to individuals who have been permanent residents in the USA for a minimum of 5 years. It enables holders to work and reside permanently in the USA.
US Citizenship: US Citizenship is an immigrant visa issued to individuals who have been in the USA for 18 years or more, granting them full rights, including the right to vote.
From India, Hyderabad
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H1b Visa: H1b visa is a non-immigrant work visa given by the USA. It is a temporary visa that requires employer sponsorship. Applicants must hold a higher degree such as a Bachelor's or Master's degree. There is no age limit, allowing even 65-year-olds to apply. Individuals from any nation can apply for this visa. The H4 visa is a dependent visa of the H1b, allowing family members of H1b visa holders to apply. Both OPT and H4 visa holders can apply for the H1b visa. The validity of the H1b visa is 3 years, extendable for an additional 3 years, with the possibility to apply for US citizenship or a green card. H4 visa holders are not permitted to work in the USA unless they apply for the H1b visa.
F1 Visa: The F1 visa is a non-immigrant student visa intended for foreign students pursuing degrees in the USA. The F2 visa is a dependent visa of the F1, which does not permit employment. F1 visa holders can pursue full-time or part-time degree programs and have the option to engage in optional practical training (OPT) or curricular practical training (CPT) while studying.
B1 Visa: The B1 visa is a non-immigrant business visa for individuals or consultants visiting the USA temporarily for business purposes, with a visa duration of 90 days. B1 visa holders attend conferences or meetings related to their business within this period. Dependents are not allowed on the B1 visa due to its 90-day validity period.
B2 Visa: The B2 visa is a visitor visa for individuals living in the USA who wish to bring their parents or relatives to visit them. It is a non-immigrant visa for temporary visits.
L1 Visa: The L1 visa is a non-immigrant temporary work visa for individuals seeking employment in the USA. The L2 visa is the dependent visa of the L1, allowing family members to accompany the L1 visa holder, though they are not permitted to work.
Green Card: The Green Card is an immigrant visa granted to individuals who have been permanent residents in the USA for a minimum of 5 years. It enables holders to work and reside permanently in the USA.
US Citizenship: US Citizenship is an immigrant visa issued to individuals who have been in the USA for 18 years or more, granting them full rights, including the right to vote.
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Thank you for this opportunity to learn. Although my wife and I are in the USA on a B2 Visa, which is valid for 10 years (2011 to 2021), I had been informing everyone here that we were on a tourist visa. The correct name for it is a visitor's visa, as I learned from this email.
My second lesson is to dispel my misconception about people asking seemingly silly questions. It was my misunderstanding. What may appear as a silly question to someone knowledgeable may hold significance for a layperson. Therefore, I will not be annoyed by what I perceive as simple questions and will instead appreciate them. For example, questions like "Do you need a visa to go to Heaven or Hell, or to the Moon and Mars?" I extend my gratitude to CiteHR for providing such valuable assistance.
Er. Prafulla K Acharya, Ph.D. in HRD & Mgt (IIT-Kgp), Retired Director, National Productivity Council of India.
From India, Bhubaneswar
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My second lesson is to dispel my misconception about people asking seemingly silly questions. It was my misunderstanding. What may appear as a silly question to someone knowledgeable may hold significance for a layperson. Therefore, I will not be annoyed by what I perceive as simple questions and will instead appreciate them. For example, questions like "Do you need a visa to go to Heaven or Hell, or to the Moon and Mars?" I extend my gratitude to CiteHR for providing such valuable assistance.
Er. Prafulla K Acharya, Ph.D. in HRD & Mgt (IIT-Kgp), Retired Director, National Productivity Council of India.
From India, Bhubaneswar
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A-1 Foreign Government Officials: Ambassador, Public Minister, Career Diplomat, or Consular Officer, or Immediate Family.
A-2 Foreign Government Officials: Other Foreign Government Official or Employee, or Immediate Family.
A-3 Foreign Government Officials: Attendant, Servant, or Personal Employee of A-1 or A-2, or Immediate Family.
B-1 Temporary Visa for Business Travelers and domestic servant.
B-2 Visitors ("tourists"): Temporary Visitor for Pleasure or Medical Treatment.
C-1 Alien in Transit.
C-1/D Combined Transit and Crewman Visa.
C-2 Alien in Transit to United Nations Headquarters District Under Sec. 11.(3), (4), or (5) of the Headquarters Agreement.
C-3 Foreign Government Official, Immediate Family, Attendant, Servant, or Personal Employee, in Transit.
C-4 Transit without Visa, see ATP.
D-1 Crewmember departing on the same vessel of arrival.
D-2 Crewmember departing by means other than the vessel of arrival.
E-1 Treaty Trader, Spouses, and Children under the age of twenty-one (21).
E-2 Treaty Investor, Spouses, and Children under the age of twenty-one (21).
E-2 Employee Treaty Trader, Spouses, and Children under the age of twenty-one (21).
E-3 Special category for Australian nationals who will work in a Specialty Occupation (Profession), Spouses, and Children under the age of twenty-one (21). It is called an "Australian H-1B".
EB-5 Green Card for investors of $1 million or $500,000 in a "Pilot Program".
F-1 Academic Student.
F-2 Spouses and Children under the age of twenty-one (21).
G-1 Principal Resident Representative of Recognized Foreign Government to International Organization, Staff, or Immediate Family.
G-2 Other Representative of Recognized Foreign Member Government to International Organization, or Immediate Family.
G-3 Representative of Nonrecognized Nonmember Foreign Government to International Organization, or Immediate Family.
G-4 International Organization Officer or Employee, or Immediate Family.
G-5 Attendant, Servant, or Personal Employee of G-1 through G-4 or Immediate Family.
H-1B1 Professionals who come temporarily to the U.S. to perform a specialty occupation.
H-1B2 Aliens who come temporarily to the U.S. to perform cooperative research and development projects.
H-1B3 Aliens who come temporarily to the U.S. as a fashion model.
H-1C Nurse coming to areas of health professional shortage.
H-2A Aliens who come to the U.S. to perform agricultural labor or services of a temporary or seasonal nature.
H-2B Aliens who come to the U.S. not to perform agricultural labor or services but to perform work of a temporary nature.
H-2R Special type of H-2B visa temporarily provided as a way to bypass the quotas for the H-2B for individuals who had been previously issued H-2B status (enacted in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005, P.L. 109-13, 119 Stat. 231, signed into law by the President on May 11, 2005).
H-3 Aliens who come to the U.S. to participate in a training program.
H-4 Spouses and children under the age of twenty-one (21).
I Representative of Foreign Information Media, Spouses, and Child.
J-1 Exchange Visitor.
J-2 Spouses and Children under the age of twenty-one (21).
K-1 Fiancé(e) of a United States Citizen.
K-2 Minor Child of Fiancé(e) of a U.S. Citizen.
K-3 Spouses of a U.S. Citizen under the LIFE Act.
K-4 Children of K-3 under the LIFE Act.
L-1A Intracompany Transferee (Executive, Managerial) Continuing Employment with International Firm or Corporation.
L-1B Intracompany Transferee (Specialized Knowledge Personnel) Continuing Employment with International Firm or Corporation.
L-2 Spouses and Children under the age of twenty-one (21).
M-1 Vocational Student or Other Nonacademic Student.
M-2 Spouses and Children under the age of twenty-one (21).
N-8 Parent of an Alien Classified SK-3 Special Immigrant.
N-9 Children under the age of twenty-one (21) of N-8 or of an SK-1, SK-2, or SK-4 Special Immigrant.
NATO-1 Principal Permanent Representative of Member State to NATO (including any of its Subsidiary Bodies) Resident in the U.S. and Resident Members of Official Staff; Secretary General, Assistant Secretary General, and Executive Secretary of NATO; Other Permanent NATO Officials of Similar Rank, or Immediate Family.
NATO-2 Other Representative of the member state to NATO (including any of Subsidiary Bodies) including Representatives, its Advisers, and Technical Experts of Delegations, Members of Immediate Art. 3, 4 UST 1796 Family; Dependents of Member of a Force Entering in Accordance with the Provisions Status-of-Forces Agreement or in Accordance with the provisions of the Protocol on the Status of International Military Headquarters; Members of Such a Force if Issued Visas.
NATO-3 Official Clerical Staff Accompanying Representative of Member State to NATO
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A-2 Foreign Government Officials: Other Foreign Government Official or Employee, or Immediate Family.
A-3 Foreign Government Officials: Attendant, Servant, or Personal Employee of A-1 or A-2, or Immediate Family.
B-1 Temporary Visa for Business Travelers and domestic servant.
B-2 Visitors ("tourists"): Temporary Visitor for Pleasure or Medical Treatment.
C-1 Alien in Transit.
C-1/D Combined Transit and Crewman Visa.
C-2 Alien in Transit to United Nations Headquarters District Under Sec. 11.(3), (4), or (5) of the Headquarters Agreement.
C-3 Foreign Government Official, Immediate Family, Attendant, Servant, or Personal Employee, in Transit.
C-4 Transit without Visa, see ATP.
D-1 Crewmember departing on the same vessel of arrival.
D-2 Crewmember departing by means other than the vessel of arrival.
E-1 Treaty Trader, Spouses, and Children under the age of twenty-one (21).
E-2 Treaty Investor, Spouses, and Children under the age of twenty-one (21).
E-2 Employee Treaty Trader, Spouses, and Children under the age of twenty-one (21).
E-3 Special category for Australian nationals who will work in a Specialty Occupation (Profession), Spouses, and Children under the age of twenty-one (21). It is called an "Australian H-1B".
EB-5 Green Card for investors of $1 million or $500,000 in a "Pilot Program".
F-1 Academic Student.
F-2 Spouses and Children under the age of twenty-one (21).
G-1 Principal Resident Representative of Recognized Foreign Government to International Organization, Staff, or Immediate Family.
G-2 Other Representative of Recognized Foreign Member Government to International Organization, or Immediate Family.
G-3 Representative of Nonrecognized Nonmember Foreign Government to International Organization, or Immediate Family.
G-4 International Organization Officer or Employee, or Immediate Family.
G-5 Attendant, Servant, or Personal Employee of G-1 through G-4 or Immediate Family.
H-1B1 Professionals who come temporarily to the U.S. to perform a specialty occupation.
H-1B2 Aliens who come temporarily to the U.S. to perform cooperative research and development projects.
H-1B3 Aliens who come temporarily to the U.S. as a fashion model.
H-1C Nurse coming to areas of health professional shortage.
H-2A Aliens who come to the U.S. to perform agricultural labor or services of a temporary or seasonal nature.
H-2B Aliens who come to the U.S. not to perform agricultural labor or services but to perform work of a temporary nature.
H-2R Special type of H-2B visa temporarily provided as a way to bypass the quotas for the H-2B for individuals who had been previously issued H-2B status (enacted in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005, P.L. 109-13, 119 Stat. 231, signed into law by the President on May 11, 2005).
H-3 Aliens who come to the U.S. to participate in a training program.
H-4 Spouses and children under the age of twenty-one (21).
I Representative of Foreign Information Media, Spouses, and Child.
J-1 Exchange Visitor.
J-2 Spouses and Children under the age of twenty-one (21).
K-1 Fiancé(e) of a United States Citizen.
K-2 Minor Child of Fiancé(e) of a U.S. Citizen.
K-3 Spouses of a U.S. Citizen under the LIFE Act.
K-4 Children of K-3 under the LIFE Act.
L-1A Intracompany Transferee (Executive, Managerial) Continuing Employment with International Firm or Corporation.
L-1B Intracompany Transferee (Specialized Knowledge Personnel) Continuing Employment with International Firm or Corporation.
L-2 Spouses and Children under the age of twenty-one (21).
M-1 Vocational Student or Other Nonacademic Student.
M-2 Spouses and Children under the age of twenty-one (21).
N-8 Parent of an Alien Classified SK-3 Special Immigrant.
N-9 Children under the age of twenty-one (21) of N-8 or of an SK-1, SK-2, or SK-4 Special Immigrant.
NATO-1 Principal Permanent Representative of Member State to NATO (including any of its Subsidiary Bodies) Resident in the U.S. and Resident Members of Official Staff; Secretary General, Assistant Secretary General, and Executive Secretary of NATO; Other Permanent NATO Officials of Similar Rank, or Immediate Family.
NATO-2 Other Representative of the member state to NATO (including any of Subsidiary Bodies) including Representatives, its Advisers, and Technical Experts of Delegations, Members of Immediate Art. 3, 4 UST 1796 Family; Dependents of Member of a Force Entering in Accordance with the Provisions Status-of-Forces Agreement or in Accordance with the provisions of the Protocol on the Status of International Military Headquarters; Members of Such a Force if Issued Visas.
NATO-3 Official Clerical Staff Accompanying Representative of Member State to NATO
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