Conference
Attend an industry or academic event as a visitor.
Conference attendance often fits short-business visitor intent — meetings, talks, and networking without local employment. Confirm each destination’s rules for speakers and exhibitors.
Visit vs work
Sitting in the audience or joining panels as a guest is often visitor activity. Being paid by a local organizer as staff, or performing contracted work on-site, can cross into work authorization territory.
Possible destinations
Route comparison
visitorUS B-1/B-2A visitor path when your ties home and trip purpose are clear — still subject to 214(b) refusal risk.visitorUK Standard VisitorA visitor route when your purpose fits Appendix V activities and you will leave at the end of the visit.visitorSchengen short stayA short-stay visitor path across much of Europe — not a work authorization.visitorCanada Visitor / TRVA temporary resident / visitor path when your ties home and trip purpose are clear — still subject to refusal risk.visitorAustralia Visitor 600A visitor path when your purpose and temporary intent are clear — still subject to refusal risk.
Ready to see what may fit?
Run the eligibility check with your goals pre-filled, or dig into the authoritative guide library.
Educational only — not legal advice, not a filing recommendation, and not an approval prediction.