Raja Babu

hi,

I am a PR of Canada since Nov 2000. I started a biz of my own in Canada - doing
computer software development work. In the last six months or so, I have done OK
business. Now, I would like to explore some business opportunities in US. I guess I
will need a B1 visa, right? Is B1 visa issued to PR of Canada or only to Canadian
citizens? My travel to the US would mainly be confined to technical meetings with US
companies (for a couple of weeks).

thanks,

rb

Webimmigration.Com

Hi:

B1 Visas are not only confined to Canadian citizens or permanent residents. B-1 Visas
are for temporary business visitors to the USA.

A visitor for business is a person engaged in international trade of goods or
services or in investment activities.

A businessperson may enter to buy goods, take orders for goods to be shipped from
abroad, attend meetings or trade shows, or negotiate contracts. However, the
source of any remuneration (salaries, commission, etc.) must be from outside the
United States.

Persons listed below, as well as those performing similar functions, may be
admitted as B-1:

Technical, scientific, and statistical researchers. Harvester owners directing crews.
Marker researchers and analysts. Sales representatives and agents taking orders or
negotiating contracts for goods or services but not delivering goods or providing
services. Truck or bus operators delivering goods or transporting groups. No goods or
passengers may load in the United states for delivery in the United States. Customs
brokers exporting goods. Installers, repair or maintenance personnel performing
installation or repair of imported machinery during the life of a warranty or service
agreement. Professionals (engineers, lawyers, etc.), managers, computer specialists,
insurers, bankers, investment brokers, public relations and advertising personnel,
tour and travel guides, and agents, translators or interpreters.

The above list is not all-inclusive. For an evaluation of a particular activity,
contact and Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) office.

Note, as well, the following points:

The salary must be paid from abroad.

A long term presence in the United States is not intended under the B-1
classification.

Service and repair personnel may only enter to repair or install machinery imported
from abroad for which the employer holds a warranty or service contract.

Yours truly, Ingrid Y. Chen, B.A., LL.B.
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Stuart Brook

Also, beware that you must be an employee of a non-US entity. As an individual (i.e.
self employed), you cannot enter as a B1.

Now, while you work for your own Canadian company, the INS have a *very* hard time
distinguishing between you as a self employed individual working in the US and you as
your own employee, and all too often treat the two as the same, refusing you entry.

You would be well advised to contact a US immigration attorney to get some
documentation together to permit you to enter as a B1.

Stuart WebImmigration.Com wrote:

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[usenetquote2]>>computer software development work. In the last six months or so, I have done OK[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]>>business. Now, I would like to explore some business opportunities in US. I guess I[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]>>will need a B1 visa, right? Is B1 visa issued to PR of Canada or only to Canadian[/usenetquote2]
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Stephen C. Gallagher

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Since this is US immigration issue, it would be more proper to post it to
misc.immigration.usa or alt.visa.us

Anyway, a B1 visa is a US visitor visa for business purposes, and they are not
restricted to Canadian citizens. Anyone can get one. In fact, Canadian citizens do
not need a B1 or B2 visa. Other legislation in US immigration law exempts Canadian
citizens from needing a visa before asking for entry in the B1 (Business visitor) or
B2 (pleasure visitor) categories. If a Canadian citizen applied for a B1 or B2 visa,
at a US consulate, he would be told that he does not need one.

Stephen Gallagher