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B1 Visa (Business Visa) - An Overview

The Immigration and Nationality Act provides B1 Visas (Business Visa)
to: “an alien (other than one coming for the purpose of study or of
performing skilled or unskilled labor or as a representative of foreign
press, radio, film, or other foreign information media coming to engage in
such vocation) having a residence in a foreign country which he has no
intention of abandoning and who is visiting the United States temporarily
for business or temporarily for pleasure.”

At Cipolla & Pelud P.C. we can help the following obtain a
B1 Business Visa:

  • Business Professional expected to participate in  business
    transaction  (not involving employment in the US)

  • Persons attending Professional, Educational, Business, Scientific, or
    Religious conventions, seminars, and/or workshops;

  • Persons to perform due diligence for a potential business investment
    or activity or to set up a subsidiary of a foreign corporation;

  • Persons wanting to work on a business or work project in the United
    States and paid by its foreign employer;

  • Persons rendering professional services that would be services
    expected under an H-1B Visa, however, are paid from a source
    outside of the United States;

  • Persons undertaking a training program that would qualify them for a
    H-3 Visa, however are paid from a source outside of the United States;

  • Canadians and Mexicans having special situations including Mexican
    and Canadian Truck Drivers having to transport commodities across
    the Canadian Border;

  • Business Professionals to provide consultation services to associates
    in the United States;

  • Athletes competing in a tournament for money;

  • Individuals to be a guest lecturer at a United States University;

  • Persons visiting the United States to for litigation related activities;

  • Business persons attending meetings as a member of a Boards of
    Directors;

  • Businesses persons or agents of a foreign corporation employer to
    procure goods, services, components, and/or raw materials for use
    outside of the United States;

  • Athletes competing in a tournament for money.

For assistance in obtaining your B1 Visa, contact Cipolla & Pelud P.C.
Legal Notice

Cipolla & Pelud P.C. is a Chicago, US based law firm specializing in immigration law along with protecting and asserting the rights of immigrants in areas beyond immigration law.  Immigration law is federal in nature.
 Cipolla & Pelud P.C. does not claim expertise in the laws of states or countries other than where our attorneys are licensed. Cipolla & Pelud P.C. retains clients only after following specifically stated immigration
consultation procedures. The information contained on this website is intended to provide general education to its users and is not intended to provide solutions to specific problems, facts, or cases.  Users of this website
are not encouraged to resolve individual immigration issues on the basis of information contained herein and are strongly advised to contact an immigration lawyer.  Please contact Cipolla & Pelud P.C. so that we
may consult with you based on your specific immigration issue or other legal issue.  

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