宗教活動家は、通常3年間有効な「Ｒ」ビザを申請できます。
宗教活動家とは、正統な非営利宗教団体または宗派・教派の活動を行なうことだけを目的に米国を訪れる人を意味します。
聖職者あるいは専門職であるなしにかかわらず、団体または外郭団体の要請により宗教的職務につく場合はこのビザの資格を得ることができます。 R-1ビザ要件を満たさない場合、B-1ビザが該当する場合があります。詳細は、9 FAM 41.31 note 9.1 をご参照ください。
資格を得るためには、以下のことを証明する必要があります。
R-1 Visas are available to members of the clergy and also to key employees of religious organizations. The R-1 Visa enables religious workers to temporarily enter the United States. A religious vocation is defined as a calling to religious life, shown by a demonstration of a lifelong commitment; for instance, taking vows. Nuns, monks, and religious brothers and sisters are examples of religious workers. A religious occupation is defined as a continual engagement in an activity related to a traditional religious function. This definition includes liturgical workers, religious instructors or cantors, catechists, workers in religious hospitals, missionaries, religious translators and religious broadcasters. However, it doesn't include janitors, maintenance workers, clerks, fund raisers or solicitors of donations.
The spouse and/or unmarried children under 21 years of age may be granted derivative status to enter the U.S. They are not authorized to work while in the U.S., but may attend school.
STEPS
The petitioning organization files an I -129 petition along with supporting documentation with the USCIS. Once the petition has been approved, the Beneficiary of the approved petition applies for the R-1 Visa at the US Embassy or Consulate with jurisdiction over the place of his/her permanent residence. One does not need to maintain a residence abroad which one has no intention of abandoning, but must intend to leave the U.S. at the end of your R-l status.
DOCUMENTS
To get a list of documents that must be submitted at the time of interview, please visit the website for the U.S. Consulate where the visa application is being submitted.
企業内転勤者
多国籍企業の社員が、米国内の親会社、支社、系列会社、子会社へ転勤する場合は企業内転勤者(L-1)ビザが必要です。多国籍企業は米国もしくは米国外の会社双方に該当します。
L-1ビザの申請者は次の条件を満たさなければなりません。
L-1ビザは、米国で仕事をする社員が利用できるビザの1つです。ケースにより、多国籍企業は社員の転勤にB-1、H-1、H-2、E-1またはE-2ビザを申請することもできます。多国籍企業の幹部・管理者には複数の種類のビザに該当することがしばしばあります。
事務所設立: L-1ビザは米国に親会社、支社、系列会社、子会社を設立する目的で渡米する多国籍企業の駐在員で、申請の条件を満たす方も対象となります。請願書を提出 する際、多国籍企業は新しい事務所物件が実際に確保されていることや、請願書の許可を受けてから1年以内に役員あるいは管理職が予定される米国での業務に 就くことを証明しなければなりません。専門職の場合、雇用主はその専門職に報酬を支払うための、また、米国で事業を始めるための財政能力があることを証明 しなければなりません。申請条件を満たす新しい事務所の駐在員のための請願書が許可された場合の期間は1年を超えることはありません。その後は請願書の内 容通り適切に事業が行われていることや、申請者の米国滞在が1年を超えることを請願者は証明しなければなりません.
L1ブランケット概要（関連企業間転勤）
通常、L1ビザを申請する場合はまず米国内の移民局にぺティションを申請し、許可が下りた後に日本（または米国外）の米国大使館・領事館でビザスタンプの申請をするが、ブランケットを利用すると、移民局でのぺティション申請が不要になり、直接、大使館・領事館でビザスタンプの申請ができる。グループ企業（５０％以上の持ち株関連）であれば、ブランケットに含めることができ、ブランケットに含まれたグループ企業内での転勤には個別の許可が不要（ブランケットでない場合は、関連企業間転勤でも個別の許可が必要）。
取得条件：
有効期間：
L-2 Family Member of L-1
家族のためのビザ: 配偶者および21歳未満の子どもが、同行家族として米国に滞在するためには家族用のL-2ビザが必要です。あなたのL-1ビザ申請と同時にご家族のビザを 申請することが望ましいですが、L-1ビザ発給後にご家族が申請する場合には、申請書類の他にあなたのL-1ビザのコピーも必要です。同行家族としての滞 在ではなく米国を短期訪問する目的のみで渡米する場合、配偶者や子どもは観光(B-2)ビザの対象となります。あるいはビザ免除プログラムが使用できる場 合はビザなしで渡米できます。
L-1ビザ所持者の配偶者や子どもが米国の学校で勉強する際、F-1ビザ申請が必要となる規定はありません ので、L-2ビザで就学することができます。ただし、F-1としての条件を満たす場合はF-1ビザを申請することもできます。就学年齢の子どもを持つ方は F-1ビザに関する規定をご参照ください。
配偶者は同行家族としてのL-2ビザで就労許可を受けることもできます。詳細は渡米後にUSCISにお問い合わせください。
Businesses that function both in the United States and in their home country gain the benefits of the best of both areas. The L-1 visa is open to international organizations with offices in the U.S., and who transfer employees to the U.S office for temporary periods of time. This visa is sometimes referred to as the 'intra-company transferee' visa.
To obtain an L-1 visa, you must be able to prove that you have worked for the non-U.S. company for at least one full year within the last three years as an executive, manager or employee with specialized knowledge. The L-1 visa enables the transfer of managers, executives and specialized knowledge personnel to a U.S. office, subsidiary or affiliated company. This visa comes in the following categories:
L-1A visas - for executives and managers
L-1B visas - for personnel with specialized knowledge.
Your spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21 are allowed to join you in the U.S., under L-2 status. The L-2 spouse is allowed to work provided that s/he first obtains employment authorization from the USCIS. L-2 spouse as well as L-2 children can attend school or college. Servants may be eligible for a B-1 visa with work authorization.
STEPS
The employer must file a petition with the USCIS Regional Service Center with jurisdiction over the location of the position. These documents should be photocopies of the originals. The L-1 petition can be premium processed which means that if an additional fee of $ 1000 is paid on top of the filing fee of $190 and the fraud prevention and detection fee of $500, the petition will be adjudicated within 15 days of being filed with the USCIS.
The USCIS may request additional documents prior to either approving or denying the case. If it is a premium processing case, the request for additional documents or information must come within the 15 days. You will then have 12 weeks to respond.
Once approved, the USCIS will forward the petition to the U.S. Consulate nearest your place of residence for review. If you are not in the U.S. when your petition is approved, you must get your visa stamped at the U.S. Consulate before being allowed to enter the U.S. Your employer will receive Form I-797, notice of approval. After receipt of the I-797, you must then file-in Form DS-160 at the Consulate.
If approved, your visa will be valid for 3 years. Blanket Petition: A blanket petition eases the process of getting the L-1 visa. If a company has been defined as a blanket petition entity by USCIS, the company can directly authorize L-1 visas to eligible employees.
DOCUMENTS
To apply for an L-1 Visa, you must supply the following documents:
Your petition should show that both the U.S. and foreign-based company meet USCIS requirements for L-1 status. The U.S. entity should be a branch office, subsidiary or affiliate of the foreign enterprise, and both companies should be actively engaged in business.
The following documents may also be required:
You, the employee, should provide the following documents:
If you are coming to the U.S. to start a new office, you should also provide the following documents:
研修
H-3ビザ： H-3ビザは、主に報酬を伴う研修に参加する目的で渡米する方が対象となります。研修は、大学院教育やトレーニング以外にも、分野を問わず研修を希望す る雇用主が行うことができますが、研修は生産的雇用ではなく、研修生の本国では受けることができないものでなければなりません。雇用主は、申請者の研修予 定先を管轄する移民局サービスセンターに請願書を提出する必要があります。移民局は教育機関からのH-3請願書は許可しません。
The H-3 Visa is specifically designed to enable you to train in the U.S. in almost any discipline. The USCIS calls this loose classification, 'any field of endeavor'. This includes agriculture, technology, communications and governmental leadership. This loose classification does not include people seeking graduate medical training. Nurses and medical students on vacation, however, may be eligible for the H-3 Visa.
Your spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21 are allowed to join you in the U.S. under the H-4 status. Family members are not permitted to work while in the U.S.
STEPS
The H-3 Visa is not self-petitioned. An employer must petition on behalf of you, the trainee. The employer must provide certain evidence about the training, including a description of the training program, your compensation (if any) and reasons why you need the training. The employer must then submit a petition on Form I-129 with the regional USCIS center that has jurisdiction over the place where the training will be offered.
Documents for Filing with USCIS:
Documents for Consular Process:
短期季節農業および非農業従事者
事前に取り決められた特定の雇用に就くために一定期間渡米する方は「H」ビザが必要です。雇用は、米国内の雇用主から提出されるI-129請願書に基づき事前に国土安全保障省、移民局から許可を得ていなければなりません。Hカテゴリーには研修も含まれます。
H-2A、H-2Bビザ： H-2AとH2Bのカテゴリーは、一時的、季節的かつ米国労働者が不足している職業に就く目的で渡米する方が対象となります。H-2Aは一時的あるいは 季節的農業に従事する方が、H-2Bは一時的あるいは季節的に農業以外の仕事に就く方が該当します。H-2Bの典型的な例としては、一定の期限までに特定 の仕事を完了する契約を結んでいる雇用主が必要とするすべての労働者を米国内労働市場では探し出すことができないため、契約完了の期限まで能力のある外国 人労働者に働いてもらう場合が挙げられます。契約の完了と同時に、雇用主は外国人に仕事を依存する必要がなくなります。
The H-2B visa is for individuals who will be performing temporary nonagricultural services or labor. Temporary services or labor refers to any job in which the need for the duties to be performed is temporary. The employer's need for the services or labor should be a one-time occurrence, a seasonal need, a peakload need or an intermittent need. While only a few H-2B Visas (66,000 per year) are issued each year, the visa is nonetheless useful. The H-2B visa enables U.S. businesses and agents to fill temporary needs for nonimmigrant workers. Many individuals unable to obtain an O or P Visa may apply for this visa.
The visa is not self-petitioned, which means you will need an employer to sponsor you. Your spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21 are allowed to join you in the U.S. under the H-4 status. Dependents are not permitted to work, unless they personally qualify for a work visa.
STEPS:
The first step is to apply for a Temporary Labor Certification from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). You must meet all requirements of the DOL. The employer must then attempt to recruit eligible U.S. individuals for the proposed positions, and then employer must prove that there are no U.S. workers available for the proposed position. Once this recruitment process is over, the DOL will send the employer labor certification. The employer can then file the I129 –Petition for Non-Immigrant worker with USCIS requesting H-2B worker. After approval of this petition, you may apply at the consulate in your home country.
Documents for Filing with USCIS:
Documents for Consular Process:
