International Visitors and Honoraria

International Honorarium.

Payment of honoraria can be made to a foreign visitor who enters the U.S. holding a visitor for business visa (B-1) or a visa waiver for business (WB).* Individuals who are already in the U.S. on visitor for pleasure visas (B-2) or visa waivers for pleasure (WT)* may also receive honoraria if the opportunity to render services arises after the individual has entered the U.S. In addition, certain conditions, which are listed below, must be met.

* To find out if the foreign visitor is eligible for the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) and is, therefore, exempt from the requirement to have a U.S. visa in order to enter the U.S., please visit https://www.dhs.gov/visa-waiver-program-requirements.  If the foreign visitor’s country of citizenship is on the VWP list, then s/he does not need to apply for a B-1/B-2 visa. Please note as well that Canadian citizens do not need a visa to enter the U.S.

Honorarium

Honorarium is defined as a gratuitous payment, gift, travel reimbursement or reimbursement of incidental expenses (lodging, meals and/or supplies) which is not made in exchange for services constituting employment.

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Contact

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