Since our company deals only with the registration and operation of businesses, we can only help our clients with business visas. These are visas E and L, as well as residency permits for investors.

For some reason, many of our clients think that B-1 is the business visa, intended for those coming to the U.S. on business. But in fact, this is a tourist visa.

The main difference between a business visa and a tourist visa is that a business visa gives you the right to stay in the U.S. for an extended period of time (the period of time is specified in the visa), the right to work (only in your own business) in the U.S., and the right to get paid and pay taxes in the U.S. Moreover, if you work and get paid and pay taxes in the U.S. for more than 182 days, then you only have to pay taxes in the U.S., and not in your home country (Russia, Ukraine, etc.). If you live and work in the U.S. for less than 182 days, then you have the option of either paying taxes in the U.S., or in your home country. If you choose to pay taxes in your home country, then the U.S. federal government and the State government will return to you all of the taxes that you paid in the U.S.

Moreover, if you register a media business in the U.S., we can help the managers and journalists working at the registered media businesses to obtain I visas.

We do not expect that our clients know about the various types of American visas. So here is a complete list of all the visas.

А-1	Members of government, diplomats of other countries, envoys, advisors, consuls, etc., and members of their family
А-2	Employees of foreign embassies and bureaucrats of foreign governments and members of their family
А-3	Service personnel of those holding A-1 and A-2 visas, and members of their family
В-1	Those coming to the U.S. on business
В-2	Tourists
С-1	People in route to other places
С-2	People with the right of transit through the headquarters of the UN in New York
С-3	Bureaucrats of foreign governments in transit, their service personnel and members of their family
D-1	Crewmembers of vessels which are temporarily descending to shore
D-2	Crewmembers of vessels, who are either transferring to another vessel or descending to shore in order to leave the U.S. by other means
Е-1	Citizens of countries which have a trade agreement with the U.S., who come to the U.S. to engage in trade operations, and members of their family
E-2	Citizens of countries which have investment agreements with the U.S., who come to the U.S. to make significant investments, and members of their family
F-1	Students of academic institutions and language courses
F-2	Family members of F-1 visa holders
G-1	The main representatives of foreign governments, recognized by the U.S. de jure, employees of international organizations recognized by the U.S. de jure, their direct subordinates, and members of their family
G-2	Other accredited representatives of foreign governments recognized by the U.S. de jure, employees of international organizations recognized by the U.S. de jure, and members of their family
G-3	Representatives of foreign governments not recognized by the U.S. de jure, employees of international organizations not recognized by the U.S. de jure, and members of their family
G-4	Other employees of international organizations and members of their family
G-5	Service personnel of holders of G visas, and members of their family
Н-1А	Professional nurses, coming to the U.S. for work
Н-1В	Specialists, coming to the U.S. to work in their field
Н-2А	Agricultural workers coming to the U.S. temporarily
Н-2В	Qualified and unqualified workers in other fields
Н-3	Those in training at a professional institute (except for medical programs)
Н-4	Family members of H-visa holders
I	Employees of the media and members of their family
J-1	Participants of exchange programs (internship, training, study, research), recognized by the U.S. Information Agency
J-2	Family members of J-1 visa holders
K-1	Fiances and brides of American citizens, coming to the U.S. for the purpose of consummating the marriage
К-2	Unmarried children of K-1 visa holders
L-1	Managers and specialists of international firms, transferred temporarily to U.S. branches of the firm
L-2	Family members of L-1 visa holders
M-1	Students of nonacademic educational institutions (professional-technical programs)
М-2	Family members of M-1 visa holders
N-8	Parents of immigrants of certain special categories
N-9	Children of N-8 visa holders
NATO-1	The main permanent representatives of NATO countries and members of their family
NATO-2	Other representatives of NATO countries and members of their family
NATO-3	Employees of representatives of NATO countries and members of their family
NATO-4	Employees of NATO who cannot be classified as eligible for a NATO-1 visa, and members of their family
NATO-5	Experts engaged in a NATO mission who cannot be classified as eligible for a NATO-1 visa, and members of their family
NATO-6	Civil service employees of NATO missions
NATO-7	Service personnel of those holding NATO visas
O-1	Those with extraordinary abilities in the areas of science, art, education, business or sports
O-2	Employees of O-1-visa holders
O-3	Family members of O-visa holders
Р-1	World class athletes, and also performers and others in show business who are part of a word class show group, including technical personnel
Р-2	Performers and others in show business who are coming to the U.S. on an exchange program, including technical personnel
Р-3	Artists who are performing solo, including technical personnel
Р-4	Family members of P-visa holders
Q	Participants of international cultural exchange programs
R-2	Family members of R-1 visa holders
S-5	Informants of special services, presenting evidence on criminal organizations, or witnesses presenting evidence against criminal organizations
S-6	Informants of special services, presenting evidence on terrorist organizations or terrorist acts, or witnesses presenting evidence against terrorist organizations
S-7	Family members of S-visa holders
TC	Participants of programs operating under the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the U.S. (FTA)
TN	Participants of programs operating under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
TD	Family members of TN-visa holders
WB	Those having the right to enter the U.S. without a visa (citizens of certain countries), coming to the U.S. on business
WT	Those having the right to enter the U.S. without a visa (citizens of certain countries), coming to the U.S. as tourists

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