| 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 |
