Visitor Visa Information for
Orlando, FL & Beyond from the Immigration Lawyers
at Maney | Gordon, P.A.
If you are a citizen of a foreign country and you want
to enter the Orlando, Florida area, in most cases you
will be required to obtain a stamp on your passport called
a visa. A visa does not guarantee your entry into the
United States, but it does show that the US Department
of State has deemed you eligible to enter the US for a
specific reason. Once you have received your visa, it
would then be up to the Department of Homeland Security
to determine whether or not you can enter and how long
you are allowed to stay.
US visas are divided into two main categories, non-immigrant
(temporary) and immigrant (permanent). A visa also is
classified by your reason for coming to the United States.
Due to these categories and classifications, there are
dozens of different visa types available, from a visitor
visa for sightseeing to a permanent visa for joining other
family members who have already put down roots in the
United States.
A visitor visa is typically for foreign nationals who
want to enter the United States for business, pleasure,
medical treatment, or a combination of these purposes.
A visitor visa allowing you to compete in a professional
sports game in Orlando would be different than a travel
visa allowing you to spend a few weeks touring Walt
Disney World, SeaWorld, and Universal.
One of the keys to getting your visitor visa as quickly
as possible is having a solid knowledge of immigration
visa law. US immigration laws are quite complex and
they have changed significantly over the history of the
United States, especially since the attacks of September
11, 2001. For businesses, organizations, and individuals
in the greater Orlando, Florida who need the visitor visa
process to go smoothly, we invite you to contact an Orlando
visa lawyer from Maney | Gordon, P.A. for assistance.
A few of the many immigration visitor visa categories
available include the following:
- A-1 for ambassadors, public ministers, diplomatic
officers, and the like
- B-1 for temporary business visitors
- B-2 for tourists and other recreational visits
- E-1 for treaty traders
- E-2 for treaty investors
- F-1 for academic students
- H-1B for specialty occupations such as engineers,
professors, researchers, etc.
- H-1C for nurses working in health-based professional
shortage areas
- H-2 for temporary agricultural workers or other skilled
and unskilled temporary workers
- J-1 for exchange visitors
- K-1 for the fiance or fiancee of a US citizen
- L-1 for intra-company transferees in executive and
managerial positions as well as those with specialized
skills
- P-1 for individual athletes, team athletes, and entertainment
groups
- P-3 for artists and entertainers in culturally unique
programs
- R-1 for religious workers
For more than 30 years, the immigration
attorneys at Maney | Gordon, P.A. in Orlando, FL,
have assisted clients with visitor visas, immigration,
green cards, permanent
residence, and more.
If you need fast, personalized, reliable legal help with
your visa and immigration documentation, please contact
Maney | Gordon for a free initial consultation.
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