The available entry documents are divided into groups according to the main purpose of the visit. In addition, there are additional categories within each of them to clarify the intentions of a particular citizen. It is very important to choose your type of visa when applying.
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B1/B2 visas make up the bulk of the documents issued to Russians by American representatives. Such a permit is required to enter the United States on personal business, which includes sightseeing, visiting friends and relatives, receiving medical services, short-term business negotiations, attending festivals and forums.
If you plan to study at educational institutions in America, you will need F and M visas. The first of them is intended for students aimed at obtaining academic education in schools, colleges, universities, in special programs and courses. The second type of documents allow you to take non-academic studies in technical schools or colleges in the United States, on retraining courses, as well as gain practical experience after graduation in your country.
A special offer for participants of exchange programs operating today between many states. They help students, specialists, volunteers, tourists, cultural and religious figures who visited each other's countries at the same time to get a unique experience. For this purpose, an exchange visa is issued. Moreover, if the invitation was received from the United States, preferential terms of payment of the consular fee apply.
The visa group is the most numerous in terms of the number of varieties. Standard documents of category H are intended for specialists in popular professions, as well as for temporary workers. Category O permits are granted to people with outstanding abilities - winners of international competitions, Olympiads, holders of other awards and symbols of recognition of merit. Religious figures can enter the United States on an R visa to conduct their work, and the transfer of employees within one world-class company is carried out on an L visa. Businessmen planning to engage in commercial affairs abroad need to obtain category E documents.
Media representatives are identified by a separate group of persons when they enter American territory to conduct their professional activities while remaining bound by labor obligations with the company at home. The entry permit is marked with the letter I.