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The United States grants visa-free entry to nationals of two neighboring jurisdictions under most circumstances: [5] Canada – Citizens of Canada do not need a visa to visit the United States under most circumstances. [11] In addition, under the USMCA (and previously the NAFTA), they may obtain authorization to work under a simplified procedure.
Beginning April 1st, 2025, US citizens will have to obtain a visa for Namibia. US citizens will be issued with visas on arrival upon payment of a designated fee. [313] No Nauru: Visa required [314] 30 days Visas are issued with validity of 30 days. [315] Visa can be obtained in the Nauruan Press Office at the United Nations. [citation needed] —
As Helle Dale wrote in the spring issue of European Affairs: "Meanwhile, the problem is fueling anti-U.S. antagonisms and a perception of capricious discrimination by U.S. bureaucrats ---and damping the visits to the United States of people from countries with whom Washington would like to improve commercial and intellectual ties.
In 2023, the number of issued temporary work visas (defined by the State Department) made up 2.7% of the foreign-born workforce and 0.5% of the 167.1 million workers in the US.
Since 2004, the number of new H-1B visas issued has been capped at 85,000 per year - 20,000 of which are reserved for foreign students with master's degrees or higher from US universities.
Chad's government issued a statement in September 2017 asking the United States to reconsider its inclusion of the country in its travel ban, stating the decision to prevent Chadian nationals from obtaining immigrant visas to travel to the U.S. "seriously undermines the image of Chad and the good relations between the two countries."
Visa workers drive growth of companies and economy. In 2024, Citizenship and Immigration Services changed the process for applying for an H-1B visa after 780,884 applications were filed that year.
The first program was NP-5, run from 1987 to 1989, where a limited number of visas was issued on a first-come, first-served basis. The second program was OP-1, run through a lottery from 1989 to 1991 and available for natives of countries with low levels of recent immigration to the United States.