A-2 |
Other
foreign government official or employee, and members of
immediate family. |
A-3 |
Attendant,
servant, or personal employee of A-1 and A-2, and
members of immediate family. |
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Visitors |
B-1 |
Temporary
visitor for business |
B-2 |
Temporary
visitor for pleasure |
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Visa
Waiver Program |
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Aliens
in Transit |
C-1 |
Alien in
transit directly through U.S. |
C-1D |
Combined
transit and crewman visa |
C-2 |
Alien in
transit to UN headquarters district under Section
11.(3), (4), or (5) of the Headquarters Agreement |
C-3 |
Foreign
government official, members of immediate family,
attendant, servant, or personal employee, in transit |
C-4 |
Transit
without Visa, see TWOV |
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Crewmen |
D-1 |
Crewmember
departing on same vessel of arrival |
D-2 |
Crewmember
departing by means other than vessel of arrival |
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Treaty
Traders and Treaty Investors |
E-1 |
Treaty
Trader, spouse and children |
E-2 |
Treaty
Investor, spouse and children |
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Academic Students |
F-1 |
Academic
Student |
F-2 |
Spouse or
child of F-1 |
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For
Foreign Medical Graduates (see individual
categories H-1B, J-1, O-1, TN, E-2) |
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Foreign
Government Officials to International Organizations |
G-1 |
Principal
resident representative of recognized foreign member
government to international organization, and members of
immediate family. |
G-2 |
Other
representative of recognized foreign member government
to international organization, and members of immediate
family. |
G-3 |
Representative of non-recognized or nonmember government
to international organization, and members of immediate
family |
G-4 |
International organization officer or employee, and
members of immediate family |
G-5 |
Attendant,
servant, or personal employee of G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, or
members of immediate family |
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Temporary Workers |
H-1B |
Specialty
Occupations, DOD workers, fashion models |
H-1C |
Nurses
going to work for up to three years in health
professional shortage areas |
H-2A |
Temporary
Agricultural Worker |
H-2B |
Temporary
worker: skilled and unskilled |
H-3 |
Trainee |
H-4 |
Spouse or
child of H-1, H-2, H-3 |
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Foreign
Media Representatives |
I |
Visas for
foreign media representatives |
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Exchange Visitors |
J-1 |
Visas for
exchange visitors |
J-2 |
Spouse or
child of J-1 |
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Fiance(e) of US Citizen |
K-1 |
Fiance(e) |
K-2 |
Minor child
of K-1 |
K-3 |
Spouse of a
U.S. Citizen (LIFE Act) |
K-4 |
Child of
K-3 (LIFE Act) |
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Intracompany Transferee |
L-1A |
Executive,
managerial |
L-1B |
Specialized
knowledge |
L-2 |
Spouse or
child of L-1 |
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Vocational and Language Students |
M-1 |
Vocational
student or other nonacademic student |
M-2 |
Spouse or
child of M-1 |
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N-8 |
Parent of
alien classified SK-3 "Special Immigrant" |
N-9 |
Child of
N-8, SK-1, SK-2, or SK-4 "Special Immmigrant" |
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NAFTA |
North
American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (see TN,
below) |
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North
Atlantic Treaty Organization |
NATO-1 |
Principal
Permanent Representative of Member State to NATO and
resident members of official staff or immediate family |
NATO-2 |
Other
representatives of member State; Dependents of Member of
a Force entering in accordance with the provisions of
NATO Status-of-Forces agreement; Members of such a Force
if issued visas |
NATO-3 |
Official
clerical staff accompanying Representative of Member
State to NATO or immediate family |
NATO-4 |
Official of
NATO other than those qualified as NATO-1 and immediate
family |
NATO-5 |
Expert
other than NATO officials qualified under NATO-4,
employed on behalf of NATO and immediate family |
NATO-6 |
Member of
civilian component who is either accompanying a Force
entering in accordance with the provisions of the NATO
Status-of-Forces agreement; attached to an Allied
headquarters under the protocol on the Status of
International Military headquarters set up pursuant to
the North Atlantic Treaty; and their dependents |
NATO-7 |
Servant or
personal employee of NATO-1, NATO-2, NATO-3, NATO-4,
NATO-5, NATO-6, or immediate family |
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Workers
with Extraordinary Abilities |
O-1 |
Extraordinary ability in Sciences, Arts, Education,
Business, or Athletics |
O-2 |
Alien's
(support) accompanying O-1 |
O-3 |
Spouse or
child of O-1 or O-2 |
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Athletes and Entertainers |
P-1 |
Individual
or team athletes |
P-1 |
Entertainment groups |
P-2 |
Artists and
entertainers in reciprocal Exchange programs |
P-3 |
Artists and
entertainers in culturally unique programs |
P-4 |
Spouse or
child of P-1, 2, or 3 |
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|
International Cultural Exchange Visitors |
Q-1 |
International cultural exchange visitors |
Q-2 |
Irish Peace
Process Cultural and Training Program (Walsh Visas) |
Q-3 |
Spouse or
child of Q-2 |
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Religious Workers |
R-1 |
Religious
workers |
R-2 |
Spouse or
child of R-1 |
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Witness
or Informant |
S-5 |
Informant
of criminal organization information |
S-6 |
Informant
of terrorism information |
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T |
Victims
of a Severe Form of Trafficking in Persons |
T-1 |
Victim of a
severe form of trafficking in persons |
T-2 |
Spouse of a
victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons |
T-3 |
Child of
victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons |
T-4 |
Parent of
victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons (if
T-1 victim is under 21 years of age) |
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|
North
American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) |
TN |
Trade visas
for Canadians and Mexicans |
TD |
Spouse or
child accompanying TN- |
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Transit
Without Visa |
TWOV |
Passenger |
TWOV |
Crew |
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|
U |
Victims
of Certain Crimes |
U-1 |
Victim of
Certain Criminal Activity |
U-2 |
Spouse of
U-1 |
U-3 |
Child of
U-1 |
U-4 |
Parent of
U-1, if U-1 is under 21 years of age |
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|
Certain
Second Preference Beneficiaries |
V-1 |
Spouse of
an LPR who is the principal beneficiary of a
family-based petition (Form I-130) which was filed prior
to December 21, 2000, and has been pending for at least
three years |
V-2 |
Child of an
LPR who is the principal beneficiary of a family-based
visa petition (Form I-130) that was filed prior to
December 21, 2000, and has been pending for at least
three years. |
V-3 |
The
derivative child of a V-1 or V-2 |
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Humanitarian Parole |
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|
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) |
TPS |
Temporary
Protected Status |