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Visas & Passports
Visas
Most visitors to the United States need a B-2
Tourist Visa to enter the United States. Some visitors, however,
can travel to the United States for tourism under the Visa
Waiver Program. Canadian citizens can enter with evidence of their
citizenship and a photo ID if they arrive directly from Canada. If you
are required to obtain a visa and are traveling to the United States
for vacation, business, study or temporary employment you will be applying
for a Temporary Residence or Non-Immigrant Visas within the category
of travel that pertains to you and/or your family.
Temporary Residence or Non-Immigrant Visas:
Issued for people such as Visitors, Business Persons, Students or Employees
who wish to enter the US for a specific purpose or for a pre-defined
time period. These visas are applicable to the nature of the visit;
issued for different purposes these visas are issued with different
symbols. Certain categories of the non-immigrant visas require special
documentation that can be furnished only by an authority in the US.
These categories include:
• Students who must have a valid form I-20 A-B or I-20 M-N issued
by the prospective school/college or university.
• Exchange visitors who must have a form IAP-66 issued by the
sponsoring organization
• Temporary workers & trainees, intra company transferees,
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens, Athletes, entertainers, cultural exchange
visitors all of whom must have a specific petition filed on their behalf
and approved by the INS Office.
Passports
Information and applications for obtaining a passport can be
found on the sites listed below. If your country is not listed below,
please, call or visit a US embassy office near you. For website links
of U.S. Embassies and Consulates around the world click
here.
Note:
If you lose your passport while on vacation visit or call your country's
nearest consulate as soon as possible. For a list of foreign consular
offices in the United States click
here.
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