Applying for an American visa with a Canadian green card is relatively simple.

Canada is close to America. According to the North American Free Trade Agreement, Canadian citizens enjoy special visa treatment when they enter the United States for sightseeing, business, study and work. These special regulations vary according to the purpose of entering the United States. It can be seen that applying for immigration to Canada first is very beneficial for obtaining an American visa in the future. Let's take a look at some precautions for holding a Canadian green card to the United States. Sightseeing and business activities are visa-free.

Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Commonwealth citizens in Canada can enter the United States as sightseeing or business visitors without a visa. Canadian citizens who enter the United States from Canada can also enter the United States without a passport as long as they submit their Canadian citizenship documents. This special treatment also includes that Canadian citizens usually do not need to hold any documents to prove their identity in the United States. In some cases, Canadian citizens may be required to show proof of sufficient fees when entering the United States.

You don't need a visa category to work in the United States.

Canadian citizens do not need to apply for a work visa to engage in certain jobs in the United States. It is usually only necessary to show the letter from the Canadian employer to the immigration officer when entering the country. However, if the job is a professional job, it is sometimes necessary to submit a certificate that meets the job, such as a diploma or a copy of the diploma. These types of jobs that do not require a work visa include:

Engaged in research and design work of Canadian companies in the United States.

Supervise the harvesting team to engage in agricultural harvesting in the United States. But only for the owner.

Purchasing goods in the United States for Canadian companies.

Commercial transshipment of Canadian companies in the United States;

Market research for Canadian companies in the United States;

Attend the fair;

Accepting Canadian companies' procurement and negotiating contracts in the United States;

Carrying goods or passengers into the United States.

Carrying goods or passengers from the United States between the United States and Canada.

A customs broker who exports goods from the United States to Canada.

After-sales service of machinery and equipment, unpaid professional service work in the United States.

Financial services for Canadian companies in the United States.

Advertising and public relations consulting.

Engaged in tourism business from Canada or mainly in Canada in the United States.

Engaged in translation work for Canadian companies in the United States;

If a Canadian citizen wants to work in the United States on an H or L visa, he must first get a job offered by an American employer, who will apply to the Immigration Bureau. The following categories can apply for entry directly at the port of entry:

accounting

architect

Computer system analyst

Disaster relief insurance claim assessor

economist

engineer

Forestry scholar

Graphic styling design

pharmacist

Dairy scientist

Entomologist

Fatigue pathologist

Biographer

Geophysicist

gardener

Meteorologist

pharmacologist

physicist

cultivator

Poultry scientist

Soil scientist

social worker

Afforestation scientist

Teachers (colleges, universities and seminaries only)

Author of technical publications

Urban planner

Career counselor

Canadian citizens who want to enter the United States as F- 1 and M- 1 students or J- 1 exchange visitors can also omit the visa application procedure.

Foreign permanent residents of Canada, except citizens of Commonwealth countries, need to apply for a visa if they want to enter the United States. However, in addition to the visas applied for and issued according to the ordinary visa procedures, there is also a visa with the category number of BCC, which is specially issued to Canada's "permanent residents". The visa is valid for multiple entry in 10 years, and can be used for short-term business activities or sightseeing in the United States by Canadian permanent residents. The only restriction of this visa is that the holder can only enter the United States from Canada or Mexico.

The visa application procedure is very simple, and generally no interview is needed. Applicants only need to submit the application materials as required, and if they meet the requirements, they can get the visa within 2-4 working days. To apply for a visa, you need to submit the following materials:

(1) Form 0f- 156, namely "Application Form for Non-immigrant Visa"

(2) Original Canadian immigration documents,

(3) Passport or travel document.

(4) photos.

(5) application fee. There is no visa fee.

The above are some precautions for taking a Canadian green card to the United States. It can be seen that it is very convenient to go to the United States with a Canadian green card, and the visa application procedure is very simple.