J. J. Farrell

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    > I have a friend who lives in Estonia. She was in the USA 2 years back on
a
    > 1-year tourist visa when I met her, and since then we've talked a lot and
we
    > both want her to come here and "see if things work out" between us. She
    > just applied for a 1-year tourist visa and it was granted, and I had a few
    > questions.

What do you mean by a "1-year tourist visa"? Tourist visas are usually
valid for longer that that, often 10 years. A person using a tourist
visa typically gets admitted for a maximum of 6 months at a time.

    > -Can you get a social security card on a non-immigrant visa?

Yes, but only if authorised to work. In exceptional circumstances
you might be able to get one if not authorised to work, but I've
not heard of that in recent years except when they've screwed up.

    > -I need to talk to her to see exactly if this is a B1 or B2 visa. I think
    > its a non-immigrant work visa. Does this allow her to GET a job, or is it
    > really meant for employees of foreign countries to come here for their
    > existing job?

There are many non-immigrant work visas. I believe they all require
prior sponsorship. It's most likely a B-2 tourist visa, in which
case she'll be admitted for 6 months.