How does a foreign national who is not already in the U.S. get a nonimmigrant visa?
This depends on the type of visa for which the person is applying. Some visas, like the H-1B and the L-1A & L-1B for instance, require a petition to be filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in the United States. Normally, the types of visas which require a prior USCIS petition also require an employer or other sponsoring organization to petition on behalf of the foreign national. Although overseas, the foreign national in many cases will need to have secured a job offer from a U.S. employer. USCIS has regional Service Centers which handle nonimmigrant visa petitions and applications for different portions of the country and different types of cases. Immigration forms – along with certain other evidence and processing fees – are filed with the appropriate USCIS Service Center to get the visa. Often, petition or application packages are sent to a designated post office box for initial intake and data entry before being forwarded to the USCIS Service Center. As with any app
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