/>iStarting this week, the U.S. Embassy in Havana will expand visa services, including certain categories for temporary work, trainees, athletes, artists and entertainers.
Key Points:
- Expanded services include the following categories:
- H-2A/H-2B/H-3 visas for temporary workers or trainees
- J visas for exchange visitors
- L visas for intracompany transferees
- O visas for workers with extraordinary ability or achievement
- P-1/P-2/P-3 visas for individual or group athletes, artists and entertainers
- Q-1 visas for international cultural exchange participants
- R visas for members of a religious denomination performing religious work
- Visa interviews will only be scheduled for the applicable forms approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Form I-797 for H/L/O/P/Q and R visas and Form DS-2019 for J visas.
- Expanded services do not include nonimmigrant visas for persons who want to enter the United States temporarily for business (B-1 visa) or for tourism (B-2 visa). Cubans must still travel to another U.S. Embassy or consulate for routine B-1/B-2 visa interviews.
Additional Information: A visa appointment is not a guarantee of visa issuance. Applicants must demonstrate their qualifications for the visa under U.S. law and regulations and provide the required application, fees, a valid passport and a current photo. Find more information here.
