Visas: Temporary Visitors for Business or Pleasure

Status: No effective date given. The document does not state one. Read the source before relying on timing.

From the published effective date. Nothing here records a court changing it.

• Document number: 2020-21975
• Type: Proposed Rule
• Published: October 21, 2020
• Comments close: December 21, 2020
• Agency: State Department

Official abstract

The Department of State ("Department") proposes to amend its regulation governing nonimmigrant visas for temporary visitors for business, the B-1 nonimmigrant visa classification, by removing two sentences defining the term "business" that are outdated due to changes in the INA since 1952, from when the two sentences originate. With removal of these sentences, the Department would no longer authorize issuance of B-1 visas for certain aliens classifiable as H-1B or H-3 nonimmigrants, commonly referred to as the "B-1 in lieu of H" policy, unless the alien independently qualifies for a B-1 visa for a reason other than the B-1 in lieu of H policy.

Primary source

Read the full text on the Federal Register

This page is a structured index entry, not a substitute for reading the rule. This is not legal advice.

Follow NoticeWatch: Bluesky · Threads · YouTube · Instagram · Facebook

Data updated October 2, 2026