A-1 |
Ambassador, public minister, career, diplomatic or consular officer, and immediate family |
A-2 |
Other foreign government official or employee and immediate family |
A-3 |
Personal employee of A-1, A-2, and immediate family |
B-1 |
Temporary visitor for Business |
B-2 |
Temporary Visitor for Pleasure |
C-1 |
Alien I transit directly through U.S. |
C-2 |
Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters |
C-3 |
Foreign government official, immediate family, or personal employee in transit |
C-4 |
Transit without Visa (see also TWOV) |
D-1 |
Crewmember |
D-2 |
Crewmember departing by means other than arriving vessel |
E-1 |
Treaty Trader and employees, spouse, and children |
E-2 |
Treaty Investor and employees, spouse, and children |
E-3 |
For Australian Nationals who are seeking employment in a specialty occupation. It requires position of a bachelors degree or higher in the field in which the alien whishes to work |
F-1 |
Academic Student (except Border Commuters from Canada or Mexico, see below) |
F-1/F-3 |
Border Commuter Academic Students from Canada and Mexico |
F-2 |
Spouse or child of F-1 |
G-1 |
Principal resident representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, staff, and immediate family |
G-2 |
Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family |
G-3 |
Representative of non-recognized or non-member government to international organization, and immediate family |
G-4 |
International organization officer or employee, and immediate family |
G-5 |
Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, and immediate family |
H-1b |
Alien in Specialty Occupation (profession) |
H-1c |
Registered Nurse serving in underserved area |
H-2a |
Temporary worker performing Agricultural Services unavailable in the United States (petition filed on or after 06/01/87) |
H-2b |
Temporary worker performing other services unavailable in the United States (petition filed on or after 06/01/87) |
H-3 |
Trainee |
H-4 |
Spouse or child of H-1, H-2, or H-3 |
I |
Information Media Representatives and immediate family |
J-1 |
Exchange Visitor |
J-2 |
Spouse or child of J-1 |
K-1 |
Fiancé (e) |
K-2 |
Minor child of K-1 |
K-3 |
Spouse of US citizen |
K-4 |
Child of K-3 |
L-1A |
Intra Company Transferee (manager or executive) |
L-1B |
Intracompany Transferee (specialized knowledge alien) |
L-2 |
Spouse or child of L-1 |
M-1 |
Non-academic student (except Border Commuters from Canada or Mexico, see below) |
M-1/M-3 |
Border Commuter Non-Academic Students from Canada and Mexico |
M-2 |
Spouse or child of M-1 |
N-8 |
Parent of an SK-3 Special Immigrant |
N-9 |
Child of N-8, SK-1, SK-2 or SK-4 Special Immigrant |
NATO-1 |
Principal Permanent Representative of Member State to NATO, official staff, and immediate family |
NATO-2 |
Other Representative of member State to NATO AND IMMEDIATE FAMILY; Dependents of Member of a Force Entering in Accordance with the Provisions of the NATO Status-of Forces Agreement or in Accordance with the provisions of the Protocol on the Status of International Military Headquarters; Members of such a Force if issued visas and immediate family |
NATO-3 |
Official clerical staff accompanying representative of member state to NATO and immediate family. |
NATO-4 |
NATO official other than those qualified as NATO-1 and immediate family. |
NATO-5 |
NATO expert other than those qualified as NATO-4 employed in NATO missions and immediate family. |
NATO-6 |
Member of civilian component accompanying a force entering in accordance with NATO Status-of-Forces agreement of attached to Allied Headquarters under “Protocol on the Status of International Military Headquarters” set up pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty and immediate family. |
NATO-7 |
Personal employee of NATO-1, NATO-2, NATO-3, NATO-4, NATO-5, NATO-6, and immediate family |
O-1 |
Alien with Extraordinary Ability in sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics |
O-2 |
Aliens accompanying/assisting O-1 performers or athletes |
O-3 |
Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 |
P-1 |
Individual or team athletes and Group Entertainers |
P-2 |
Individual/Group Artist/Entertainer under Reciprocal Exchange Program |
P-3 |
Artist or Entertainer in Culturally Unique Program |
P-4 |
Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 |
Q-1 |
International cultural Exchange Visitor |
Q-2 |
Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program (Walsh visas) |
Q-3 |
Spouse or child of Q-2 |
R-1 |
Religious Work |
R-2 |
Spouse or child of R-1 |
S-5 |
Witness or informant regarding criminal organization |
S-6 |
Witness or informant regarding terrorism |
S-7 |
Spouse, children, or parent of S-5 or S-6 |
T-1 |
Victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons |
T-2 |
Spouse of trafficking victim |
T-3 |
Child of trafficking victim under 21 |
T-4 |
Parent of trafficking victim under 21 |
TN-1 |
Canadian NAFTA Professional |
TN-2 |
Mexican NAFTA Professional |
TD |
Spouse or child of TN- or TN-2 |
TWOV |
Transit without a visa (Passenger or crew admitted temporarily) (see also C-4) |
U-1 |
Victim of certain criminal activity |
U-2 |
Spouse of U-1 victim |
U-3 |
Child of U-1 victim |
U-4 |
Parent of U-1 victim under 21 |
V-1 |
Spouse of Lawful Permanent Resident who is the principal beneficiary of a family-based petition |
V-2 |
Child of Lawful Permanent Resident who is the principal beneficiary of a family-based petition |
V-3 |
Derivative child of a V-1 or V-2 |
