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B-1 Visa PDF Print E-mail
The B1 Visa is for temporary business visitors. This visa allows for a variety of business and economic activities in the U.S. Individuals eligible for this visa range from board members and athletes to musicians, entertainers and servants of non-immigrant. Although the B-1 visa is available to business visitors, it is important to note that this visa does not allow employment in the U.S.  Business visitors may attend meetings, conventions, conferences, or negotiations on behalf of a foreign employer.  However, performing productive work in the U.S. is not allowed, and receiving payment from a U.S. entity is also generally not allowed.
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B-2 Visa PDF Print E-mail

The B2 Visa is issued to tourists, and may also be granted to spouses, children and parents of B1 Visa holders.

Activities allowed on a B2 are any legitimate activities of a recreational character, including tourism, amusement, visits to friends and/or relatives, rest, medical treatment and activities of a social or service nature.

The B2 Visa can also be used by foreign students wishing to visit or tour U.S. schools prior to enrollment. You should make sure to inform the embassy or consulate of your intentions when you receive the B-2 Visa. You may then be able to change your status at a later time without leaving the U.S.

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J-1 Visa PDF Print E-mail

The J1 visa is designed to provide educational and cultural exchange programs, and to promote the sharing of individuals, knowledge and skills in education, arts and sciences. This visa enables people to participate in exchange visitor programs in the United States.

Participants in this visa include students, trainees involved in on-the-job training, teachers engaged in research and teaching and international visitors interested in traveling, researching, consulting and demonstrating specific knowledge.

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