U.S. Visas: G-3

A G-3 visa is issued to representatives of an international organization either from a government that is not recognized by the U.S. or that is not a member of the international organization. The family and household staff of the primary G-3 visa holder may also be admitted to the U.S. as G-3 visa holders.

What Are The Requirements For A G-3 Visa?
Can G-3 Dependents Be Employed?
How Long Is The G-3 Visa Valid?

What are the Requirements for a G-3 Visa?

VISANOW can prepare the G-3 application if the applicant is presently in the U.S. in valid status or if the applicant is outside the U.S. The G-3 visa applicant must be coming to the U.S. to perform official duties on behalf of that government or international organization.

The following is a list of qualifying international organizations as designated by the President under the International Organizations Immunities Act:

• African Development Bank
• African Development Fund
• Asian Development Bank
• African Union
• Border Environmental Cooperation Commission
• Caribbean Organization
• Commission for Environmental Cooperation
• Commission for Labor Cooperation
• Commission for the Study of Alternatives to the Panama Canal
• Customs Cooperation Council
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• European Space Agency (formerly the European Space Research Organization)
• Food and Agriculture Organization
• Great Lakes Fishery Commission
• GRECO (Council of Europe in Respect of the Group of States Against Corruption)
• Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices
• Inter-American Defense Board
• Inter-American Development Bank
• Inter-American Institute for Cooperation for Agriculture
• Inter-American Investment Corporation
• Inter-American Statistical Institute
• Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
• International Atomic Energy Agency
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
• International Boundary and Water Commission – the United States and Mexico
• International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
• International Civil Aviation Organization
• International Coffee Organization
• International Committee of the Red Cross
• International Cotton Advisory Committee
• International Cotton Institute
• International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (Limited Privileges)
• International Development Association
• International Development Law Institute
• International Fertilizer Development Center
• International Finance Corporation
• International Food Policy Research Institute (Limited Privileges)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development
• International Hydrographic Bureau
• International Joint Commission – the United States and Canada
• International Labor Organization
• International Maritime Organization (formerly the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization)
• International Maritime Satellite Organization
• International Monetary Fund
• International Organization for Migration (Formerly Provisional Intergovernmental Committee for the Movement of Migrants for Europe and Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration.)
• International Pacific Halibut Commission
• International Secretariat for Volunteer Service
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT)
• International Telecommunication Union
• International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
• (Limited Privileges)
• International Wheat Advisory Committee (International Wheat Council)
• Interparliamentary Union
• Israel-United States Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation
• Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
• Multinational Force and Observers
• North American Development Bank
• North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission
• North Pacific Marine Science Organization
• Organization for American States (including Pan American Union)
• Organization for Eastern Caribbean States
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (formerly the Organization for European Economic Cooperation)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
• Pacific Salmon Commission
• Pan American Health Organization (including Pan American Sanitary Bureau)
• South Pacific Commission
• United International Bureau for the Protection of Intellectual Property (BIPRI)
• United Nations
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization
• Universal Postal Union
• World Health Organization
• World Intellectual Property Organization
• World Meteorological Organization
• World Tourism Organization
• World Trade Organization

Can G-3 Dependents be Employed?

Dependents of the G-3 visa holder may work under certain circumstances i.e. if there is a formal bilateral employment agreement between or informal reciprocal agreement if they are a national of that country. The employment application must first by made to the Department of State and then, if approved, be made to the USCIS.

How Long is the G-3 Visa Valid?

A G-3 visa holder is admitted to the U.S. indefinitely, and may remain as in the U.S. as long as the Department of State continues to recognize him/her.