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| Q Visa |
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| Q-1 Visas are issued for
international cultural exchange visitors. It is issued to the foreign
nationals who are coming to the US to participate in an international
cultural exchange program. Under the Q-1 visa, the foreign national can
engage in practical training and employment so long as they are also
sharing the history, culture and traditions of their home country. Participants
in the "Q" program must have the designated sponsoring
organization file Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, with the
Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland
Security (USCIS). The USCIS will notify the sponsor on Form I-797 when the
petition is approved. It should be noted that the approval of a petition
does not guarantee visa issuance to an applicant found to be ineligible
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To obtain Q visa, the U.S.
employer must obtain an approval of their international cultural exchange
program from the USCIS:
- must take place in a school, museum, business, or similar location
where the public, or at least the interested public, can be exposed to
aspects of a foreign culture as part of a structured program;
- program must include a cultural component as an essential and
integral part of the cultural visitor¡¯s employment or training; and
- program cannot provide for employment or training independent of the
cultural component.
Q visa is
for aliens who are coming to the U.S. for a period not to exceed 15
months, as a participant in an international cultural exchange program
designed to provide practical training, employment and the sharing of the
history, culture and traditions of the country of the alien's nationality |
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| The dependents could be granted B-2 visas for the
duration of the Q-1 visa holder¡¯s stay in the US, up to 12 months at one
time. (Not Q-2 Visa) |
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Note: Q-2 visa issued to Irish nationals. This visa is
to provide an opportunity for young people in areas that have a long
history of violence and chronic unemployment to learn job skills and
conflict resolution and then contribute what they have learned to the
rejuvenation of the region. Q-2 visas will be issued in only three years,
2000, 2001 and 2002, and the visas are good for a maximum of three years.
This program is designed to further steps toward peace in Ireland by
providing employment and training opportunities to young people who live
in areas where sectarian violence has been common.
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The
following requirement must meet to get the approval for Q-2 Visa:
a.) T he applicant
must be from Northern Ireland or one of the counties in the Republic of
Ireland that border Northern Ireland ¨C Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Louth,
Monaghan and Sligo.
b.) The applicant must
be 35 or under at the time of entry into the US.
c.) The applicant must
have resided in a qualifying location (Northern Ireland or one of the six
counties in the Republic of Ireland) for the three months prior to the
application.
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