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VISA Categories |
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Foreign Government
Officials |
| A-1 |
Ambassador, public
minister, career, diplomatic or consular officer, and members of
immediate family. |
| 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 |
