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Domestic Employee Visa
Domestic servants who are accompanying or following to join an employer in the U.S. can apply
for a B-1 visa.
There will be a annotation on the visa indicating the purpose of this visa. This visa can not be used for traveling alone for vacation or other purposes and a new visa must be obtained.
However, those accompanying or following join an employer who is a foreign diplomat or official are eligible for A-3 or G-5 visas, depending upon the employer's visa status.
Domestic employees include a wide variety of persons, but is not limited to, cooks, butlers, chauffeurs, housemaids, parlor maids, valets, footmen, nannies, au pairs, mothers' helpers, gardeners, and paid companions.
Domestic employees are allowed only for certain persons and strict requirements must be met. No one has the "right" to bring a domestic employee or otherwise import labor into the U.S.
This provision is useful to those who are accustomed to the assistance from domestic employees. It also helps to have the long time employee from home that would understand your needs, habits, culture and language.
However, those accompanying or following join an employer who is a foreign diplomat or official are eligible for A-3 or G-5 visas, depending upon the employer's visa status.
Domestic employees include a wide variety of persons, but is not limited to, cooks, butlers, chauffeurs, housemaids, parlor maids, valets, footmen, nannies, au pairs, mothers' helpers, gardeners, and paid companions.
Domestic employees are allowed only for certain persons and strict requirements must be met. No one has the "right" to bring a domestic employee or otherwise import labor into the U.S.
This provision is useful to those who are accustomed to the assistance from domestic employees. It also helps to have the long time employee from home that would understand your needs, habits, culture and language.
Process
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Not all those would like to bring the domestic employee are eligible. There are strict requirements for the domestic employee eligibility requirements as well.
Employee and employer eligibility requirements
- Before the employee applying for a visa, an employer-employee contract must be drafted and signed
that meets a lot of minimum requirements.
Contract details
- Interview documents and tips
- Tips while the employee is in the U.S.




