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Nonimmigrant Classifications and Visas |
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Foreign Government Officials |
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A-1 |
Ambassador, public minister, career, diplomatic or consular officer, and members of immediate family. |
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A-2 |
Other foreign government official or employee, and members of immediate family. |
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A-3 |
Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A-1 and A-2, and members of immediate family. |
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Visitors |
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B-1 |
Temporary visitor for business |
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B-2 |
Temporary visitor for pleasure |
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Aliens in Transit |
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C-1 |
Alien in transit directly through U.S. |
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C-1D |
Combined transit and crewman visa |
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C-2 |
Alien in transit to UN headquarters district under Section 11.(3), (4), or (5) of the Headquarters Agreement |
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C-3 |
Foreign government official, members of immediate family, attendant, servant, or personal employee, in transit |
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C-4 |
Transit without Visa, see TWOV |
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Crewmen |
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D-1 |
Crewmember departing on same vessel of arrival |
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D-2 |
Crewmember departing by means other than vessel of arrival |
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Treaty Traders and Treaty Investors |
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E-1 |
Treaty Trader, spouse and children |
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E-2 |
Treaty Investor, spouse and children |
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Academic Students |
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F-1 |
Academic Student |
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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 |
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G-1 |
Principal resident representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and members of immediate family. |
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G-2 |
Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and members of immediate family. |
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G-3 |
Representative of non-recognized or nonmember government to international organization, and members of immediate family |
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G-4 |
International organization officer or employee, and members of immediate family |
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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 |
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H-1B |
Specialty Occupations, DOD workers, fashion models |
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H-1C |
Nurses going to work for up to three years in health professional shortage areas |
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H-2A |
Temporary Agricultural Worker |
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H-2B |
Temporary worker: skilled and unskilled |
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H-3 |
Trainee |
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H-4 |
Spouse or child of H-1, H-2, H-3 |
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Foreign Media Representatives |
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I |
Visas for foreign media representatives |
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Exchange Visitors |
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J-1 |
Visas for exchange visitors |
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J-2 |
Spouse or child of J-1 |
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Fiance(e) of US Citizen |
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K-1 |
Fiance(e) |
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K-2 |
Minor child of K-1 |
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K-3 |
Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (LIFE Act) |
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K-4 |
Child of K-3 (LIFE Act) |
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Intracompany Transferee |
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L-1A |
Executive, managerial |
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L-1B |
Specialized knowledge |
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L-2 |
Spouse or child of L-1 |
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Vocational and Language Students |
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M-1 |
Vocational student or other nonacademic student |
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M-2 |
Spouse or child of M-1 |
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NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (see TN, below) |
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
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NATO-1 |
Principal Permanent Representative of Member State to NATO and resident members of official staff or immediate family |
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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 |
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NATO-3 |
Official clerical staff accompanying Representative of Member State to NATO or immediate family |
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NATO-4 |
Official of NATO other than those qualified as NATO-1 and immediate family |
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NATO-5 |
Expert other than NATO officials qualified under NATO-4, employed on behalf of NATO and immediate family |
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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 |
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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 |
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O-1 |
Extraordinary ability in Sciences, Arts, Education, Business, or Athletics |
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O-2 |
Alien's (support) accompanying O-1 |
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O-3 |
Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 |
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Athletes and Entertainers |
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P-1 |
Individual or team athletes |
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P-1 |
Entertainment groups |
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P-2 |
Artists and entertainers in reciprocal Exchange programs |
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P-3 |
Artists and entertainers in culturally unique programs |
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P-4 |
Spouse or child of P-1, 2, or 3 |
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International Cultural Exchange Visitors |
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Q-1 |
International cultural exchange visitors |
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Q-2 |
Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program (Walsh Visas) |
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Q-3 |
Spouse or child of Q-2 |
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Religious Workers |
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R-1 |
Religious workers |
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R-2 |
Spouse or child of R-1 |
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Witness or Informant |
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S-5 |
Informant of criminal organization information |
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S-6 |
Informant of terrorism information |
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T |
Victims of a Severe Form of Trafficking in Persons |
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T-1 |
Victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons |
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T-2 |
Spouse of a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons |
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T-3 |
Child of victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons |
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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) |
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TN |
Trade visas for Canadians and Mexicans |
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TD |
Spouse or child accompanying TN- |
