Four Little-Known Visa Options to Work Temporarily in the United States.

Below are four little-known #visa options to work temporarily in the United States.

The J-1 Visa for Exchange Visitors is designed to promote the interchange of persons, knowledge, and skills in certain fields through the use of pre-approved exchange programs. Examples of exchange visitor categories under the J program include: professors or scholars, research assistants, students, trainees and interns, teachers, specialists, nannies and Au Pairs, camp counselors, government and international visitors, and physicians. Most categories allow employment in the U.S., while some do not. Each category comes with different eligibility requirements and is subject different terms.

The Q-1 visa for international cultural exchange programs, designed for the purpose of providing practical training and to share the history, culture, and traditions of one’s home country with the U.S. Activities under the program usually take place in schools, museums, businesses or other establishments where the public is exposed to aspects of a foreign culture.

The H-3 visa is for trainees who have been invited to participate in a training program in the United States by a person, a business, or an organization. The training sought must be unavailable in the foreign national’s home country and can be in any field (except as a physician).

The H-3 special education exchange visitor visa is for educators who intend to participate in a structured special program that provides practical training and experience in the education of physically, mentally, or emotionally disabled children.