Types Of Immigration Visas

The new US Immigration Visas are very flexible and available to the people living in other nations. The United States immigration visa allows a person who desires to travel to the United States of America from any country as a non-immigrant or immigrant should apply for entry permission at a Consulate outside the United States.

A few years back the process of getting an immigration visa was very lengthy and required a substantial amount of paperwork. Immigrant visa applications were submitted to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and then the foreign nationals had to attend an interview at an U.S. consulate. It took so much time for processing and could take several months; also any mistakes in the immigration visa applications could result in delays that could count even years.

Nowadays the situation has changed, and getting an US immigration visa has become much easier and so many individuals are using electronic forms in order to get their immigration visa from their U. S. consulate. Actually there are various types of immigration visas available to foreign nations who wish to enter the United States. According to new rules and regulations the U.S. immigration visas are divided in to two types, the non-immigrant visa and the immigrant visa.

The non-immigrant visas are mainly useful for non U.S nationals, who desire to study, work, visit or travel through the United States of America. This type of immigration visa is further divided into four types: work visas, visitor visas, student visas and family visas.

The work visas are the most popular temporary work permit used in order to enter the United States for a job. This type of immigration visa includes H1B,E3,TN,L1,E1,E2,I,O,P,R,H2B.

The visitor visas are meant for foreign individuals who can demonstrates their business and travel temporarily in the U.S. The B1, B2 and Visa waiver program comes under this category.