G visa
AG visais a category ofofficial visasissued todiplomats,government officials,andinternational organizationemployees who are visiting theUnited Statestemporarily for a governmental purpose.[1][2]
G visas may also be issued toimmediate familymembers of the principal visa holder.[a][1]G visas are issued by theUnited States Department of State.[1]
G visas are not issued toheads of state,who are instead granted anA-1 visa.[1]
Types
[edit]There are five visas in the G visa category:
- G-1
- TheG-1 visais for permanent members of adiplomatic missionfrom a recognized government, who are visiting a specific international organization (and for eligible family members).[1]
- G-2
- TheG-2 visais for official representatives of a recognized government, who are attending meetings at a specific international organization (and for eligible family members).[1]
- G-3
- TheG-3 visais for representatives of a government not officially recognized by the United States (and for eligible family members of the principal visa holder).[1]
- G-4
- TheG-4 visais for persons who have been appointed to a position at an international organization in the United States, including the United Nations (and for eligible family members).[1]
- G-5
- TheG-5 visais for employees ordomestic workersof G-1, G-2, G-3, or G-4 visa holders who meet certain criteria.[1]
Duration of status
[edit]An individual is generally allowed to retain G-1, G-2, G-3, or G-4 status for as long as the person is recognized by theU.S. Secretary of State.[6][7][8]
Work authorization
[edit]G visas give work authorization to the primary holder of the visa. A family member with a G visa is eligible to apply for work authorization and only if the individual is a married spouse, an eligible domestic partner,[a]an unmarried child under age 21, an unmarried child under age 23 who is a full-time student at a college or university, or an unmarried child of any age who is physically disabled or mentally disabled.[9][10]
Notes
[edit]- ^abEffective October 1, 2018, the unmarried domestic partner of a government official is no longer eligible for a derivative G-1, G-2, G-3, or G-4 visa. There is an exception for G-1, G-2, and G-3 visas in the case of countries where same-sex marriage is not legally available, but the sending nation accepts accreditation of U.S. same-sex spouses with the same privileges and immunities as opposite-sex spouses.[3][4]There is no such exception for G-4 visas because the individual is sent by an international organization rather than a nation.[5]
References
[edit]- ^abcdefghi"Visas for Employees of International Organizations and NATO".travel.state.gov.United States Department of State.Archived fromthe originalon November 18, 2016.RetrievedJune 29,2017.
- ^"Diplomatic and Official Visas (A, G, and C-3)".ph.usembassy.gov.U.S. Embassy in the Philippines.Archived fromthe originalon January 27, 2022.
- ^"Notice 18-1029".United States Department of State.July 6, 2018.
- ^Miexler, Eli (October 2, 2018). "Trump Administration Halts Visas for Unmarried Same-Sex Partners of Diplomats".Time.
- ^Fitzsimmons, Tim (October 1, 2018). "U.S. to partners of U.N. LGBTQ staff: Get married, or get out".NBC News.
- ^Immigration and Nationality Act,Section 101(a)(15)(G).
- ^8 CFR214.2.g.
- ^"Adjudicator's Field Manual: 30.5 Status as a Foreign Government Official or Employee of an International Organization.U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
- ^"G-4 Visas".International Monetary Fund.Archived fromthe originalon June 18, 2019.
- ^"G00203 Summary of Benefits Applicable to Headquarters-based Open and Term Staff".World Bank Group.September 7, 2018.
