

Some temporary worker categories are limited in total number of petitions which can be approved on a yearly basis. Your prospective employer should review the Instructions for Form I-129 on the USCIS website to determine whether labor certification is required for you. Some temporary worker visa categories require your prospective employer to obtain a labor certification or other approval from the Department of Labor on your behalf before filing the Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, Form I-129, with USCIS. Q-1: Participant in an International Cultural Exchange Programįor practical training and employment and for sharing of the history, culture, and traditions of your home country through participation in an international cultural exchange program. Includes persons providing essential services in support of the above individual. To perform, teach or coach under a program that is culturally unique or a traditional ethnic, folk, cultural, musical, theatrical, or artistic performance or presentation. P-3: Artist or Entertainer (Individual or Group) P-2: Artist or Entertainer (Individual or Group)įor performance under a reciprocal exchange program between an organization in the United States and an organization in another country. Requires an internationally recognized level of sustained performance. To perform at a specific athletic competition as an athlete or as a member of an entertainment group. P-1: Individual or Team Athlete, or Member of an Entertainment Group

O: Individual with Extraordinary Ability or Achievementįor persons with extraordinary ability or achievement in the sciences, arts, education, business, athletics, or extraordinary recognized achievements in the motion picture and television fields, demonstrated by sustained national or international acclaim, to work in their field of expertise. Individual must have been employed by the same employer abroad continuously for 1 year within the three preceding years. To work at a branch, parent, affiliate, or subsidiary of the current employer in a managerial or executive capacity, or in a position requiring specialized knowledge. To receive training, other than graduate medical or academic, that is not available in the trainee’s home country or practical training programs in the education of children with mental, physical, or emotional disabilities. H-3: Trainee or Special Education visitor Limited to citizens or nationals of designated countries, with limited exceptions, if determined to be in the United States interest. Limited to citizens or nationals of designated countries, with limited exceptions, if determined to be in the United States interest.įor temporary or seasonal non- agricultural work. Embassy in Singapore.)įor temporary or seasonal agricultural work. For application procedures, please refer to the website for the U.S. (Note: This is not a petition-based visa. Requires a post-secondary degree involving at least four years of study in the field of specialization.
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H-1B1: Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Professional - Chile, Singapore Includes fashion models of distinguished merit and ability and government-to-government research and development, or co-production projects administered by the Department of Defense. Requires a higher education degree or its equivalent. General description – About an individual in this category:
