Types of Nonimmigrant Visa

USA Non-Immigrant Visas

Visa Type	Description
A-1	Ambassor, Public Minister, Caree Diplomat or Consular Officer, or immediate family.
A-2	Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family.
A-3	Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A-1 or A-2, or immediate family.
B-1	Temporary visitor for business.
B-2	Temporary visitor for pleasure.
B-1/B-2	Temporary visitor for business & pleasure.
C-1	Non-Immigrant in transit.
C-2	Non-Immigrant in transit to United Nations Headquarters District under sec. 11.(3), (4), or (5) of the Headquarters agreement.
C-3	Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit.
C-1/D	Combined transit and crew member visa. For people serving on a ship or plane, landing or docking temporarily.
D	Crew member (sea or air).
E-1	Treaty trader, spouse or child
E-2	Treaty investor, spouse or child
E-3	Australian treaty non-immigrant coming to the United States solely to perform services in a specialty occupation.
E-3D	Spouse or child of E-3
E-3R	Returning E3.
F-1	Students, academic, including at colleges, universities, seminaries, conservatories, academic high schools, other academic institutions, or in language training.
F-2	Spouse or child of F-1.
F-3	Canadian or Mexican national commuter student in an academic or language training program.
G-1	Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family.
G-2	Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization or immediate family.
G-3	Representative of non recognized or non member foreign government
G-4	International organization officer or employee, or immediate family
G-5	Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G-1 through G-4, or immediate family.
H-1B	Temporary professionals (for specialty occupations such as doctors, engineers, physical therapists, computer professionals. Must have at least a bachelor's degree)
H-1B1	Chilean or Singaporean national to work in a specialty occupation
H-1C	Nurse in health professional shortage area
H-2A	Temporary worker performing agricultural services unavailable in the United States
H-2B	Temporary worker performing other services unavailable in the United States
H-3	Trainees
H-4	Spouse or child of nonimmigrant classified H-1B/B1/1C, H-2A/B, or H-3
I	Representative of foreign information media, spouse or child
J-1	Exchange visitor
J-2	Spouse or child of J-1
K-1	Fiance of United States citizen
K-2	Child of fiance of United States citizen
K-3	Spouse of United States citizen awaiting availability of immigrant visa
K-4	Child of K-3
L-1	Intracompany transferee (executive managerial, and specialized knowledge personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)
L-2	Spouse or child of intracompany transferee
M-1	Vocational student or other nonacademic student
M-2	Spouse or child of M-1
M-3	Canadian or Mexican national commuter student (vocational student or other nonacademic student)
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NATO-1	Principal permanent representative of member state to NATO (including any of its subsidiary bodies) Resident in the United States and resident members of official staff; secretary general, assistant secretaries general, or executive secretary of NATO;Other permanent NATO officials of similar rank, or immediate family.
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NATO-2	Other representative of member state to NATO (including any of its subsidiary bodies) including representatives advisers, and technical experts of delegations or 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.
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NATO-3	Official clerical staff accompanying representative of member state to NATO (including any of its subsidiary bodies) or immediate family
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NATO-4	Official of NATO (Other than those classifiable as NATO-1), 1098 or immediate family
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NATO-5	Experts, other than NATO officials classifiable under NATO-4, employed in missions on behalf of NATO and their dependents
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NATO-6	Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering in accordance with the provisions of the NATO status-of-forces agreement; Member of a civilian component attached to or employed by a nonimmigrant headquarters under the "protocol on the status of international military headquarters" set up pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty; and their dependents.
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NATO-7	Attendant, servant, or personal employee of NATO-1, NATO-2, NATO-3, NATO-4, NATO-5 or NATO-6 classes, or immediate family
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O-1	Nonimmigrant with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics
O-2	Nonimmigrant accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1
O-3	Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2
P-1	International recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group
P-2	Artist or entertainer in a reciprocal exchange program
P-3	Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program
P-4	Spouse or child of P-1, P-2 or P-3
Q-1	Participant in an international cultural exchange program
Q-2	Irish peace process program partipant
Q-3	Spouse or child of Q-2
R-1	Nonimmigrant in a religious occupation
R-2	Spouse or child of R-1
S-5	Certain nonimmigrants supplying critical information relating to a criminal organization or enterprise
S-6	Certain nonimmigrants supplying critical information relating to terrorism
S-7	Qualified family member of S-5 or S-6
T-1	Victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons
T-2	Spouse of T-1
T-3	Child of T-1
T-4	Parent of T-1 under 21 years of age
T-5	Unmarried sibling under age 18 of T-1 under 21 years of age.
T-N	NAFTA professional
T-D	Spouse or child of NAFTA professional
U-1	Victim of criminal activity
U-2	Spouse of U-1
U-3	Child of U-1
U-4	Parent of U-1 under 21 years of age
U-5	Unmarried sibling under age 18 of U-1 under 21 years of age
V-1	Spouse of a lawful permanent resident alien awaiting availability of immigrant visa
V-2	Child of a lawful permanent resident alien awaiting availability of immigrant visa
V-3	Child of V-1 or V-2