Employment & Business Visas

There are several ways for a foreign national to enter to the United States or change immigration status while in the United States through employment or business. Some statuses pave the way for the “greencard application”, while others allow the foreign national to remain in the United States lawfully to work for a temporary period of time. Examples of visa statuses that allow for temporary employment are:

• A visas for career diplomats
• B visas for temporary visitors in the U.S. for business
• E visas for treaty traders and investors
• H visas for temporary workers
• L visas for intra-company transferees
• O visas for non-immigrants with extraordinary abilities
• P visas for athletes and entertainment groups
• R visas for religious workers
• TN visas for Canadian and Mexican citizens under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

While statuses such as H-1B and L1 are dual, meaning the greencard application can be filed for simultaneously while on this status, other status have only temporary employment intent.