Travel purposes NOT permitted with a B1/B2 visaHere are some examples of activities that require different visa categories and cannot be carried out while on a visitor visa:StudyEmploymentPaid performances, or any professional performance before a paying publicArrival as a crew member on a ship or aircraftWork as a foreign press, in radio, film, print journalism or other media Permanent residence in the United StatesVisitor visas will also not be issued for birth tourism (traveling for the primary purpose of giving birth in the United States to obtain U.S. citizenship for the child).