Visiting USA

B1 Business Visa & B2 Tourist Visas for the USA

In order to be considered eligible as a permitted business visitor (B-1), your activities may include: consulting with business associates; participating in short trainings; business conventions; meetings; and conferences. To be able to enter the US as a permitted visitor (B-2), the purpose of your travel to the US may include tourism, or visiting friends and relatives. Visitors in the US on either a B-1 or B-2 visa cannot engage in any form of work in the US or enter the US labour market in any way.

In order to qualify for this type of visa, your application must demonstrate that you have funds to cover the expenses of the trip, and that you have a permanent residence outside of the US to which you plan to return. You must satisfy a visa officer that you have temporary intent and that your proposed stay in the US is for a specific, short duration. If you are a Canadian citizen, you do not require a visa to enter the US and may be admitted in B-1/B-2 status at a port of entry with your Canadian passport (Canadian permanent residents do require a visa to enter the US). Citizens of countries that are members of the Visa Waiver Program do not require visas either, but are required to register with the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) in order to be eligible to travel to the US as B-1/B-2 visitors. If you are a citizen of another country, you must apply for a valid visitor visa to the US at a consulate abroad before travel.

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