Applicants of Certain Nationalities are issued special nonimmigrant work visas in addition to highly popular H-1B Nonimmigrant Work Visa.

i)               H-1B1 Nonimmigrant Work Visa: This visa is available to citizens of Chile and Singapore. This program provides for the temporary employment of nonimmigrant aliens in specialty occupations. The requirements for the category are similar to H-1B. Although there is an annual numerical limit (1,400 nationals of Chile and 5,400 nationals of Singapore) on the number of H-1B1 visas that may be issued in a fiscal year, the limit has never been reached. The period of employment is one year, and extensions may be obtained twice but only in one-year increments.

ii)             E-3 Nonimmigrant Work Visa:  This visa is granted only to citizens of Australia, who will work in specialtyoccupations. This visa  category also has an annual numerical limit of 10,500 that has never been reached. The initial period of employment is up to a maximum of two years, and the extensions may be obtained multiple times.

iii)            NAFTA Professional (TN) Nonimmigrant Visa: This visa is available to citizens of Canada and Mexico, as NAFTA professionals, to work in the United States in prearranged full-time or part-time business activities for U.S. or foreign employers. The Applicant should be coming to the United States to work temporarily in certain“Professional Occupations” that are specifically listed in the USMCA. Also, this visa category has no annual numerical limit. The initial period of employment is up to a maximum of three years, and the extensions may be obtained multiple times.

The above is a brief overview of the Special Nonimmigrant Work Visas for Applicants of Certain Nationalities. In the upcoming blogs we will dive deeper into each of these special nonimmigrant work visas.

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