V-1 and V-2 Visa

The V-1 and V-2 non-immigrant visas allow certain spouses of lawful permanent residents and the children of those spouses to travel to and from the United States and to reside in the U.S. while they wait for the final completion of their immigration process. It does not matter whether the process will be completed by adjusting status in the U.S. or in securing an immigrant visa overseas. The spouse and unmarried children of lawful permanent residents who qualify for the V-1 and V-2 visas will be able to visit and reside with their lawful permanent resident family member in the U.S. The V visas for adults will be valid for multiple requests for entry for ten years as will children under the age of eleven years; children eleven years and older will be granted a visa allowing multiple requests to enter the U.S. and will remain valid until the child's twenty-first birthday. Holders of V-1 and V-2 visas may apply for employment authorization documents to work in the U.S.