{"id":658,"date":"2014-08-04T13:38:04","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T13:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.easyime.com\/blog\/?p=658"},"modified":"2025-08-14T11:52:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T06:22:12","slug":"various-visa-options-available-to-bring-your-family-if-you-are-working-under-temporary-visa-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.easyime.com\/blog\/various-visa-options-available-to-bring-your-family-if-you-are-working-under-temporary-visa-in-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Various visa options available to bring your family if you are working under temporary visa in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/4-Aug.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-657\" src=\"http:\/\/www.easyime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/4-Aug.jpg\" alt=\"4-Aug\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.easyime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/4-Aug.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.easyime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/4-Aug-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Based on the kind of work visa obtained for a foreign national in the US, one can bring their family to the US using the following visa options:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">-Traders and Investors are provided with E-1 &amp; E-2 visas, as they help boost the trade and commerce of the country, hence they are granted with a respective duration visa to stay in the US.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; F-1 student visa holders can sponsor their family and apply for F-2 visa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;\u00a0 H-1, H-2 or H-3 visa holders can get their spouse and children with H-4 visa. 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