This category of visa is intended for home staff (including the cooks, butlers, chauffeurs, maids and nannies), accompanying or following to the United States to their employer. If the employer - diplomat (A1 / A2), then the domestic worker must apply for a visa A3.
If the employer - employee of an international organization and is the holder of a visa G, the domestic worker must apply for a visa G5. If an employer - an American citizen or the holder of another non-immigrant visa, the employee must apply for a visa B1.
Payment:
Applicants for A3 and G5 does not have to pay any of fees. B1 visa applicants to pay the $ 160 visa fee and visa fee, depending on their nationality. Russian citizens can get single or multiple visa B1 with validity up to 3 years. The fee for the issuance of non-immigrant visas to Russian citizens will be charged.
Documents:
You must provide a copy of the visa your employer (or, if he is a US citizen, a copy of his passport), an employment contract during the trip, which must meet the requirements set forth on this page .
You need to provide a signed copy of the contract in English, and if you do not speak in English, signed copy in Russian. In addition to the above documents, the consul for the interviewer is most important is how you answer the questions, rather than documents that are provided.
However, you can provide any documents that help demonstrate the interview purpose of your trip, to confirm that you meet this type of visa, as well as the presence of strong ties with Russia. For example, previous passport or a letter from your employer.
If the employer - employee of an international organization and is the holder of a visa G, the domestic worker must apply for a visa G5. If an employer - an American citizen or the holder of another non-immigrant visa, the employee must apply for a visa B1.
Payment:
Applicants for A3 and G5 does not have to pay any of fees. B1 visa applicants to pay the $ 160 visa fee and visa fee, depending on their nationality. Russian citizens can get single or multiple visa B1 with validity up to 3 years. The fee for the issuance of non-immigrant visas to Russian citizens will be charged.
Documents:
You must provide a copy of the visa your employer (or, if he is a US citizen, a copy of his passport), an employment contract during the trip, which must meet the requirements set forth on this page .
You need to provide a signed copy of the contract in English, and if you do not speak in English, signed copy in Russian. In addition to the above documents, the consul for the interviewer is most important is how you answer the questions, rather than documents that are provided.
However, you can provide any documents that help demonstrate the interview purpose of your trip, to confirm that you meet this type of visa, as well as the presence of strong ties with Russia. For example, previous passport or a letter from your employer.
