09/10/2021
Petition-based work visa
H-1B visa – for those working in a speciality occupation that requires theoretical or technical expertise, requiring a higher education degree or its equivalent. This includes fashion models of distinguished merit and ability, as well as government-to-government research and development, or co-production projects administered by the Department of Defense.
L visa – for intracompany transferees, ie; for employees of a multinational company or organisation who is being transferred to a parent, branch, affiliate or subsidiary of the same company in the United States.
O visa – for individuals with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletics, or extraordinary achievements in the motion picture and television fields, demonstrated by sustained national or international acclaim, to work in their field of expertise.
P visa – for athletes or members of an entertainment group, to perform at a specific athletic competition or as a member of a group, at an internationally recognised level of sustained performance. This also includes the support
personnel of athletes or group members.
R – for religious workers coming to the United States temporarily to be employed as a minister, or in another religious vocation or occupation.
