B-1 visa.You may be eligible for a B-1 visa if you plan to engage in commercial or professional business activities in the United States, including, but not limited to:
Consulting with business associates.
Traveling for a scientific, educational, professional, or business convention or conference on specific dates.
Settling an estate.
Negotiating a contract.
Participating in short-term training.
Transiting through the United States: certain individuals may transit the United States with a B-1 visa.
Deadheading: certain air crew members may enter the United States as deadhead crew with a B-1 visa.
Eligibility Criteria:
You must demonstrate the following to be eligible for a B-1 visa:
The purpose of your trip is to enter the United States for business of a legitimate nature.
You plan to remain for a specific limited period of time.
You have sufficient funds to cover the expenses of the trip and your stay in the United States.
You have a residence outside the United States that you have no intention of abandoning, as well as other binding ties that will ensure your return abroad at the end of the visit.
You are otherwise admissible to the United States.
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