H-3 Non-Immigrant Trainee Or Special Education Exchange Visitor Visa
The H-3 Non-Immigrant visa allows foreign nationals coming temporarily to the United States as either a:
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Trainee to receive training in any field of endeavor, other than graduate medical education or training, that is not available in the foreign national’s home country.
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Special Education Exchange Visitor to participate in a special education exchange visitor training program that provides for practical training and experience in the education of children with physical, mental, or emotional disabilities.
H-3 Visa General Information:
Trainees:
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Agriculture
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Commerce
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Communications
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Finance
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Government
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Transportation
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Other Professions
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The proposed training is not available in the foreign national’s native country;
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The foreign national will not be placed in a position which is in the normal operation of the business and in which U.S. citizens and resident workers are regularly employed;
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The foreign national will not engage in productive employment unless such employment is incidental and necessary to the training; and
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The training will benefit the beneficiary in pursuing a career outside the United States.
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Describes the type of training and supervision to be given, and the structure of the training program;
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Sets the proportion of time that will be devoted to productive employment;
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Shows the number of hours that will be spent, respectively, in classroom instruction and in on –the-job training;
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Describes the career abroad for which the training will prepare the foreign national;
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Indicates the reasons why such training cannot be obtained in the foreign national’s country and why it is necessary for the foreign national to be trained in the United States; and
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Indicates the source of any remuneration received by the trainee and any benefit which will accrue to the employer/organization for providing the training.
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Deals in generalities with no fixed schedule, objectives or means of evaluation;
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Is incompatible with the nature of the petitioner’s business or enterprise;
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Is on behalf of a foreign national who already possess substantial training and expertise in the proposed field of training;
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Is in a field in which it is unlikely that the knowledge or skill will be used outside the United States;
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Will result in productive employment beyond that which is incidental and necessary to the training;
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Is designed to recruit and train foreign nationals for the ultimate staffing of domestic operations in the United States;
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Does not establish that the petitioner has the physical plant and sufficiently trained manpower to provide the training specified; or
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Is designed to extend the total allowable period of practical training previously authorized a nonimmigrant student.
Special Education Exchange Visitor:
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The training the foreign national will receive;
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The facility’s professional staff; and
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The foreign national’s participation in the training program.
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Nearing the completion of a baccalaureate or higher degree program in special education; or
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Has already earned a baccalaureate or higher degree in special education; or
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Has extensive prior training and experience teaching children with physical, mental or emotional disabilities.
Application Process:
Period Of Stay:
Family Of H-3 Visa Holders:
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