In General
A citizen of a foreign country who seeks to enter the United States generally must first obtain a U.S. visa, which is placed in the traveler’s passport, a travel document issued by the traveler’s country of citizenship.
Certain international travelers may be eligible to travel to the United States without a visa if they meet the requirements for visa-free travel. The Visa section of this website is all about U.S. visas for foreign citizens to travel to the United States.
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A visa is the name given to the permission that the United States issues a person, under certain conditions, to enter the United States. Visas can be characterized or differentiated according to the requirements that need to be met, the limitations the visa bears, the permissions the visa allows, non-immigrant visas vs immigrant visas, and the length of the visa.
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Visas and immigration to the United States can be divided into three main categories:
Tourism related visas
Work related visas
A Permanent Resident Visa (also known as a "Green Card")
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CW Visas
Is a non-immigrant type of visa also known as a CNMI-Only Transitional Worker visa. The CW-1 visas allows employers in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to apply for permission to employ aliens who are otherwise ineligible to work under other nonimmigrant worker categories. The CW classification provides a method for transition from the former CNMI foreign worker permit system to the U.S. immigration system. CW-2 visas are issued to the dependent of a CNMI-Only transitional worker.
Employers requesting for a CW visa to be issued must obtain an approved temporary labor certification (TLC) from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and consider all available U.S. workers for the position; Be engaged in a legitimate business, including participation in the E-Verify program; Offer terms and conditions of employment consistent with the nature of the employer’s business in the CNMI; Comply with all federal and CNMI requirements relating to employment; Pay reasonable transportation costs if the alien is involuntarily dismissed from employment for any reason before the end of the period of authorized admission; Comply with the semiannual reporting requirement.
A person seeking a CW visa must meet the following criteria: Classified as a CW-1 nonimmigrant during the transition period, beginning on Nov. 28, 2009 and ending on Dec. 31, 2029, subject to the CW-1 cap; Is ineligible for any other employment-based nonimmigrant status under U.S. immigration law; Will enter or stay in the CNMI to work in an occupational category designated as needing alien workers to supplement the resident workforce; Is the beneficiary of a petition filed by a legitimate employer who is doing business in the CNMI; Is not present in the United States, other than the CNMI; Is lawfully present in the CNMI if present in the CNMI; and Is admissible to the United States or is granted any necessary waiver of a ground of inadmissibility. Generally, an alien classified as a CW-1 nonimmigrant may not be employed in a construction and extraction occupation, unless the alien is a long-term worker who was admitted or otherwise granted status as a CW-1 during each fiscal year from 2015 through 2018 (Oct. 1, 2014 through Sept. 30, 2018).
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