US Non-Immigrant Visas (B-1, B-2)

B Visa – Travelers and Visitors 

• Duration: 1, 3, 10 Years allowing visit for 6 months of the year 
  • Potential extension for 6 months 
  • If you stay 1 year, you have to leave the country. 
• Travel for less than 90 days may not require a visa if country of origin falls under the Visa Waiver Program 
• Links:  
  • Business Visa Handout 
  • Travel.State.Gov 
  • Visa Handout 

B-1 — Business Travelers and Domestic Servants

• Does not receive income from US source. 
• May allow:  
  • Business Activities not immediately resulting in revenue (meetings, site surveyance, investment, research, advertising, negotiations, etc.) 
  • Estate Settlement 
  • Meetings or Professional Conferences 
  • Domestic Servant accompanying employer  
    • Employer has non-immigrant visa 
    • Employed at least 1 year outside US 
  • Artists
    • Signing contracts, negotiations, etc.
  • Athletes 
    • Competing in America with a foreign team
    • Trying out for a team. 

B-2 — Tourist (Pleasure or Medical Treatment)

• No monetary remuneration 
• Allows: 
  • Tourism 
  • Visiting family / friends 
  • Event Participation 
  • Medical Treatment