The B-1 Classification covers visitors for business which may include limited business activities such as attending director meetings, business conferences, meeting business associates and participating in scientific, educational and business conferences. The B-2 Classification is for pleasure which may include activities such as touring, visiting family members, certain medical treatments, and participation in amateur sports, music and such similar events. The trips are temporary and prohibit employment and academic study in the U.S.

The B Visa requires an application only to U.S Consulate and no special permission is required by USCIS before a visa is issued. The B Visa can be issued for up to 10 years. Generally speaking most stays in the U.S. in the B Visa Category or short, however the initial entry may allow for stay up to 1 year but typically 6 months stays are given, Thereafter, six month stays are permitted during issuance term. Unlike most other non-immigrant visas, no derivative status is provided to family members of B Visa holders and therefore, family members much each independently qualify for a B Visa.

J-1 Classification allows for students, scholars, experts, medical interns and residents, and industrial and business trainees to enter the U.S. as “Exchange Visitors” in a approved Exchange-Visitor Program by U.S. Government.

The E-1 treaty trader and E-2 treaty investor allows nationals of counties which have commercial treaties with U.S. to enter the U.S. for an initial period of stay up to 2 years to engage in trade or investment. Generally, the E Visa may be extended as along E visa treaty trader/investor continues to engage in such trade or investment and affirms that he or she will depart the U.S. when the period of authorized stay, including extension ends.
The E Visa category is well suited for business owners, managers and employees with specialized knowledge who need to be in the U.S. for extended period of time to manage and oversee and work in a business that is engaged in trade with U.S. or constitutes an active and substantial investment in an ongoing business which does more than support the investor by having a job creation effect.

General Requirements
- A treaty between the United State and the country that the foreign national(s) is/are a citizen(s).

- Majority ownership or control of the trading or investing company by the foreign national(s) country of citizenship.

- The foreign national investor/treaty trader citizenship must be held by each employee or principal of the company seeking E investor/treaty trader status under the treaty.

The majority of the employment based options require a petition to be filed by the employer of the intending immigrant. Depending upon the type of employment based petition, the employer must obtain approval from USCIS and/or U.S. Department of Labor. In limited circumstances, the foreign national may self-sponsor for permanent residency for certain employment based petitions. In investment related cases, the U.S. employer is owned in whole or in part by the foreign national and there are strict requirements which must be met with respect to the investment made in the U.S.