Work Visas

Depending on your country's treaty arrangements with the U.S. and your company's business activities, you may be eligible to spend time in the U.S. for international trade purposes.

The United States has entered into trade treaties with several countries and established the E-2 visa to allow businesspeople from certain countries to work in the U.S. for a business in which people from their country have invested.

The H-3 visa is useful for a limited group of people; namely those who have been invited to participate in a training program in the United States.

Learn which managers, executives, and especially knowledgeable employees who work outside the U.S. for a company that has an affiliated entity inside the U.S. can get an L-1 visa to come work temporarily in the United States.

Short-term work visas are available to certain people doing specialized work, including the O visa for outstanding workers in the sciences, arts, athletics, education, or business.

A short-term U.S. work visa known as the P visa is available to outstanding athletes, athletic teams, and entertainment companies (including circuses) with a job offer from a U.S. employer.

Find out whether you meet the criteria to enter the U.S. for short-term work as a minister or other religious leader or worker.

For Mexican and Canadian citizens who practice certain professional occupations and have a job offer from a U.S. employer, TN status offers a simple route to obtain a U.S. nonimmigrant (temporary) work visa.

For Mexican and Canadian citizens who practice certain professional occupations and have a job offer from a U.S. employer, TN status offers a simple route to obtain a U.S. nonimmigrant (temporary) work visa.

Workers from Canada and Mexico have a fine choice of visa options. Learn more about the comparative advantages of the H-1B and TN.

Getting an H-1B visa or an O-1 visa each presents unique challenges and offers unique benefits. Which is right for you?