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B-1 Temporary Business Visitor

You may be eligible for a B-1 visa if you will be participating in business activities of a commercial or professional nature in the United States, including, but not limited to:

  • Consulting with business associates

  • Traveling for a scientific, educational, professional or business convention, or a conference on specific dates

  • Settling an estate

  • Negotiating a contract

  • Participating in short-term training

  • Transiting through the United States: certain persons may transit the United States with a B-1 visa

  • Deadheading: certain air crewmen may enter the United States as deadhead crew with a B-1 visa

 

Temporary visitors for business

B1       Temporary visitors for business

WB      Visa Waiver Program – temporary visitors for business

GB      Guam Visa Waiver Program – temporary visitors for business to Guam

GMB   Guam - Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Visa Waiver Program - temporary visitors for business to Guam or Northern   Mariana Islands

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B-2 Temporary Visitors for Pleasure

Foreign travelers to the United States for short visits, for example tourism, vacation, visiting family and friends, or medical treatment, need visitor visas unless they qualify for entry under the Visa Waiver Program.

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Temporary visitors for pleasure

B2       Temporary visitors for pleasure

WT      Visa Waiver Program – temporary visitors for pleasure

GT      Guam Visa Waiver Program – temporary visitors for pleasure to Guam

GMT   Guam - Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Visa Waiver Program - temporary visitors for pleasure to Guam or Northern  Mariana Islands

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