What categories of employers are eligible to bring their domestic employees with them on a trip to the United States?
The only individuals that may bring a domestic employee to the United States with them are: 1) American citizens who live abroad full-time and are visiting the United States for a short period of time. Also, American citizens who live abroad as a condition of their work, but who have been assigned temporarily to the United States and will be transferred abroad again within four years; 2) Nonimmigrant visa holders (B,E,F,H,J,L,O and P) who are already in the United States or plan to apply for admission in the future. IMPORTANT NOTE: LEGAL PERMAMENT RESIDENTS (“GREEN CARD” HOLDERS) MAY NOT BRING DOMESTIC EMPLOYEES HOLDING NONIMMIGRANT VISAS TO THE UNITED STATES TO WORK FOR THEM. NEITHER CAN GREEN CARD HOLDERS EMPLOY THESE DOMESTIC EMPLOYEES ONCE THE NONIMMIGRANT HAS ARRIVED IN THE UNITED STATES. 11. As a domestic employee, what type of visa do I need? Domestic employees who wish to travel to the United States with their employers must qualify for a special type of B-1 (business) visa. An
