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Visa guides

Work visas

Specialty occupations (H-1B), intracompany transfers, extraordinary ability, treaty and seasonal work.

22 US resources in this topic

Visa routes

  • US work visas (overview)Visa route

    An overview of the US temporary worker visa categories — such as H, L, O and E — with links to the official directory of visa categories.

  • H-1B specialty occupation visaVisa route

    Lets an employer temporarily hire a foreign professional for a specialised role that normally requires at least a bachelor's degree.

  • H-2A agricultural worker visaVisa route

    A temporary visa that lets US employers bring foreign nationals to fill seasonal or temporary agricultural jobs when not enough US workers are available.

  • H-2B temporary non-agricultural worker visaVisa route

    An employer-sponsored visa that lets foreign nationals fill temporary non-farm jobs, such as seasonal hospitality, landscaping or construction work.

  • L-1 intracompany transferee visaVisa route

    Lets a multinational company move an employee from a foreign office to a related US office as a manager, executive, or specialized-knowledge worker.

  • O-1 extraordinary ability visaVisa route

    A temporary work visa for people with extraordinary ability in the sciences, business, education, athletics, or the arts, or a record of extraordinary achievement in film and television.

  • P visa (athletes and entertainers)Visa route

    A temporary work visa for internationally recognised athletes, entertainment groups, and artists coming to the US to compete, perform, or take part in a cultural or exchange programme.

  • TN visa (USMCA professionals)Visa route

    A temporary work route that lets qualifying Canadian and Mexican citizens work in the US in specific professional occupations under the USMCA trade agreement.

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