| Nonimmigrant Visas |
Nonimmigrant Classifications and Visas |
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Foreign Government Officials |
| A-1 |
Ambassador, public minister, career, diplomatic or consular officer, and members of immediate family. |
| B-1 |
Temporary visitor for business |
| E-1 |
Treaty Trader, spouse and children |
| E-2 |
Treaty Investor, spouse and children |
| E-3 |
Nationals of Australia as well as their spouses and children |
| F-1 |
Academic Student |
| G |
Principal resident representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and members of immediate family. |
| H-1B |
Specialty Occupations, DOD workers, fashion models |
| H-2B |
Temporary worker: skilled and unskilled |
| H-3 |
Allows foreign nationals to receive training in a U.S. company. |
| I |
Visas for foreign media representatives |
| J-1 |
Post-Grad exchange visitor, when certain conditions are met |
| J-1 |
Foreign nationals to pursue business and industrial training programs |
| K |
Fiance(e) |
| L-1 |
Intracompany Transferee, Executive, managerial, Specialized knowledge |
| M-1 |
Vocational and Language Students |
| N |
parent or "child" (unmarried and under age 21) of a special immigrant of an officer or employee, or a former officer or employee |
| O-1 |
Have received major prizes or awards or other recognition for outstanding achievements in the field of arts, sciences, education, business or athletics and with a job offer from a U.S. company. Produced original scientific or scholarly contributions in the academic fields and with a job offer from a U.S. company
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| P-1 |
Athletes and Entertainers. Individual or team athletes, Entertainment groups |
| P-2 |
Artists and entertainers in reciprocal Exchange programs |
| P-3 |
Artists and entertainers in culturally unique programs |
| Q-1 |
International Cultural Exchange Visitors. Undertake employment or practical training that is directly related to sharing culture/history of their home country |
| Q-2 |
Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program (Walsh Visas) |
| R-1 |
Temporary religious worker with a nonprofit organization |
| S |
Witness or Informant. Informant of criminal organization information, Informant of terrorism information |
| TN |
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Trade visas for Canadians and Mexicans |
| T |
Victims of a Severe Form of Trafficking in Persons |
