Immigrant Visas
Permanent
Residency
This section
of the Website provides you with information and directions necessary
to apply for temporary residence in the United States. You will
have the opportunity to access helpful information regarding various
paths and eligibility requirements for temporary visitors as well
as other benefits associated with the process of applying for temporary
residence.
If you already
know the specific path of immigration you wish to follow, please
click on one of the following links:
Immigration
through a family member
Immigration through employment
Immigration through investment
Adjusting to lawful permanent resident
status as an asylee or refugee
Immigration
through the Diversity Lottery
Immigration through International adoption
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
Immigration through "The Registry"
(Immigration and Nationality Act)
Temporary
Visas
Visas
Temporary Visitors
This section
of the Website provides you with information and directions necessary
to apply for temporary residence in the United States. You will
have the opportunity to access helpful information regarding various
paths and eligibility requirements for temporary visitors as well
as other benefits associated with the process of applying for temporary
residence.
If you are unsure
which immigration path best fits your particular situation, take
the Free Temporary Visa Eligibility Quiz below and learn of all
the different ways you may be able to obtain a Temporary U.S. Visa.
Eligibility
Quiz: Learn if you are eligible to enter the U.S. on a temporary
basis, take the Free Temporary Visas Eligiblity Quiz to see which
Visa is right for you.
If you already
know the specific path of immigration you wish to follow, please
click on one of the following links:
Business or Pleasure Visitors
Temporary Workers
Students Attending U.S. Schools
Exchange Visitors
Foreign National Entering the U.S. as
the Fiancé (e) of a U.S. Citizen
NAFTA Professionals
K Nonimmigrant visas (LIFE Act)
T Nonimmigrant visas (VTVPA)
V Nonimmigrant visas (LIFE ACT)
General
Requirements for Temporary Visitors
A nonimmigrant
is a foreign national seeking to enter the United States (U.S.)
temporarily for a specific purpose. Nonimmigrants enter the U.S.
for a temporary period of time, and once in the U.S. are restricted
to the activity or reason for which their visa was issued. They
may have more than one type of nonimmigrant visa but are admitted
in only one status.
General requirements
for foreign nationals seeking temporary admission include, but are
not limited to, the following:
- The purpose
of the visit must be temporary;
- The foreign
national must agree to depart at the end of his/her authorized
stay or extension;
- The foreign
national must be in possession of a valid passport;
- A foreign
residence must be maintained by the foreign national, in most
instances;
- The foreign
national may be required to show proof of financial support;
- The foreign
national must be admissable or have obtained a waiver for any
ground of inadmissability;
- The foreign
national must abide by the terms and conditions of admission.
Extension of Stay in U. S.
A foreign national
may apply for an extension of a temporary stay if:
- He/she is
lawfully admitted into the United States as a nonimmigrant in
a category that is not ineligible for an extension, and
- He/she has
not committed any act which would make him/her ineligible for
an extension, and
- He/she submits
the application for an extension of stay before the current authorized
stay expires.
Changes of Nonimmigrant Status
If you are a
Nonimmigrant you may qualify for a change of nonimmigrant status
if you are:
- lawfully
maintaining your present nonimmigrant status in a category that
is not ineligible for a change in status;
- eligible
according to immigration regulations for the nonimmigrant status
you are requesting; and
- have not
violated any law which would keep you from being granted this
benefit.
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