Indians require a valid US work visa to work legally in the United States. The US offers various types of work visas, including non-immigrant employer-sponsored visas such as the H-1B visa for individuals in specialty occupations, the L-1 visa for intra-company transfers, and the O-1 visa for individuals with extraordinary abilities.
The US visas that allow Indians to take up legal employment in the country are as follows:
- H-1B visa (for professionals in specialty occupations)
- O-1 visa (for professionals with extraordinary achievements or abilities)
- L-1 visa (Intra-company transfer of executives, managers, and highly specialized employees)
- P visa (athletes or artists)
- H-2B Visa for seasonal, temporary, or non-agricultural workers
- R-1 Visa for religious workers employed in verified organizations
- J-1 for exchange visitors in specific programs that permit paid work