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• Vacation and tourism
• Visiting friends and family
• Attending conventions and conferences
• Attending or participating in trade shows
• Looking at potential colleges and universities
• Looking for business venture or investment opportunities
• Participating in unpaid art and entertainment events
• Participating in short-term training
• Receiving medical treatment
• Participating in professional athletic events

• B-1 is for those individuals traveling to the US for limited business activity.
• B-2 is for those coming to the US for pleasure, tourism, or to seek medical treatment.

B-1 Visa, Business Visitors

Who is Covered

• Conferences, seminars, trade, shows, etc. for business, educational, scientific, or other professional purposes. This includes attendees and exhibitors.
• Business ventures and investment opportunities—foreign nationals hoping to establish a business in the US can survey sites and/or lease premises. Individuals travelling under B-1 status will not be allowed to remain to manage business.
• Independent research which is not for the benefit of a US institution.
• Training Programs which are not primarily for employment purposes.
• Sales—negotiation, taking orders, and signing contracts for products which will be produced outside of the US.
• Commercial, Industrial, Engineering—Install, service, or repair non US-produced commercial or industrial equipment when specifically required by the purchase contract.
• Professional athletes—members of a foreign-based team seeking entry for competition purposes. Earnings are limited to prize monies only.

Who is not Covered

B-2 Visa, Pleasure, Tourism, and Medical Visitors

Visa Waiver Program

• If you plan to attend any short, recreational, or part-time study courses—such as art, cooking, yoga, scuba-diving, etc.—while in the US, you should let it be known at the time of application. This will allow Immigration to place a “study incidental to visit: I-20 not required” notation on your visa; which will help you avoid any potential problems.
• Students and professional athletes coming to the US with the intention of finding a university or obtaining a position on a US-based professional team will not be allowed to remain if successful in their endeavor. The individual must return to their country of origin to obtain the correct visa that will allow them to return for work or study.
• Anyone applying for a B class visa must show that they qualify under the US Immigration and Nationality Act. Immigration officials act from a presumption that every application is intent to migrate. Therefore, it is your responsibility to overcome that presumption. Key to this is: 1) the ability to prove you have a residence in your home country which you have no intention of abandoning, 2) you have no intention of seeking employment or trying to work during your stay, 3) you have sufficient funds to finance the whole of your stay, including additional funds for emergency.
• For stays longer than traditional holiday or vacation travel requires, having a US sponsor is beneficial. This can be a friend or family member living in the US or, in the case of business travel, your company.