Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Are you applying for a B1 Domestic Employee Visa? In the fifth episode of VISAnswers, get tips on how to avoid delays for your B1 Domestic Employee Visa.

Overview
Personal or domestic employees who are accompanying or following an employer to the United States may be eligible for B-1 visas. This category of domestic employees includes, but is not limited to, cooks, butlers, chauffeurs, housemaids, valets, footmen, nannies, au pairs, mothers' helpers, gardeners, and paid companions.

Those accompanying or following to join an employer who is a foreign diplomat or government official may be eligible for an A-3 or G-5 visa, depending upon their employer's visa status.

Qualifications
For a B-1 visa, domestic employees must demonstrate that:

- The purpose of their trip is to enter the United States for work as a domestic employee;
- They plan to remain for a specific, limited period;
- Their employer meets certain qualifications;
- They have evidence of compelling social and economic ties abroad; and
- They have a residence outside the United States as well as other binding ties that will ensure their return abroad at the end of the contract.

For more information, please visit: ustraveldocs.com/sg/sg-niv-typedomesticemployee.html

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