Some of the alternatives to the US H-1B visa are listed below:
- O-1 Visa: For individuals with extraordinary scientific, artistic, business, or athletic abilities.
- L-1 Visa: For transferring employees from a foreign office to a US branch of the same company
- J-1 Visa: For participants in exchange programs such as internships and research
- H-1B1 Visa: A special visa category for citizens of Chile and Singapore
- E-1 Visa: This is for citizens of countries with a trading bond with the US.
- E-2 Visa: For individuals who invest substantial capital in a US business and come to manage it.
- EB-1, EB-2, EB-3: A direct pathway to permanent residency in the US, which does not have a lottery system
- F-1 OPT: It allows international students in the US to work during and after their studies
- TN Visa: This visa is available for Canadian and Mexican citizens and allows them to work in the US in specific professions.