|
Visa
Symbol
|
Class
|
|
A-1
|
Ambassador, public minister, career
diplomat or consultant 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 alien classified A-1 or A-2, and members of immediate family |
|
B-1
|
Temporary visitor
for business |
|
B-2
|
Temporary visitor for pleasure |
|
C-1
|
Alien in transit |
|
C-2
|
Alien in transit to United Nations
headquarters district under Section 11 (3), (4) or (5) of headquarters
agreement |
|
C-3
|
Foreign government official, members
of immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit |
|
D
|
Crewman (seaman or airman) |
|
E-1
|
Treaty trader, spouse, and children |
|
E-2
|
Treaty investor, spouse, and children |
|
F-1
|
Student in academic or language
program |
|
F-2
|
Spouse or child of student in academic
or language program |
|
G-1
|
Principal resident to representative
or recognized foreign member government to international organization,
staff, 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 nonrecognized
or nonmember of foreign 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 alien classified G-1, G-2, G-3, or G-4 and members of immediate
family |
|
H-1A
|
Temporary worker performing professional
nursing services |
|
H-1B
|
Temporary worker in a special occupation |
|
H-2A
|
Temporary agricultural worker |
|
H-2B
|
Temporary worker performing nonagricultural
services unavailable in the United States |
|
H-3
|
Trainee |
|
H-4
|
Spouse or child of alien classified
H-1, H-2, or H-3 |
|
I
|
Representative of foreign information
media, spouse, and children |
|
J-1
|
Exchange visitor |
|
J-2
|
Spouse or child of exchange visitor |
|
K-1
|
Fiancee or fiance of U.S. citizen |
|
K-2
|
Child of fiancee or fiance of U.S.
citizen |
|
L-1
|
Intracompany transferee |
|
L-2
|
Spouse or child of alien classified
L-1 |
|
M-1
|
Student in vocational or other
recognized nonacademic institution |
|
M-2
|
Spouse or child of student in vocational
or other recognized nonacademic institution |
|
N-8
|
Parent of an alien child accorded
special immigrant status |
|
N-9
|
Child of an alien parent accorded
special immigrant status |
|
NATO 1-7
|
Includes the principal permanent
representative of a NATO state; other representatives or member states;
official clerial staff; officials of NATO; experts; members of a civilian
component accompanying a force; attendants, servants, or personal employees
of NATO visa holders; and members of immediate family of above |
|
O-1
|
Workers of "extraordinary" ability
in sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics |
|
O-2
|
Workers who accompany and assist
O-1 aliens |
|
O-3
|
Family members of O-1 and O-2 aliens |
|
P-1
|
"Internationally recognized" entertainers
and athlets |
|
P-2
|
"Reciprocal exchange" artists and
entertainers |
|
P-3
|
"Culturally unique" artists and
entertainers |
|
P-4
|
Family members of P-1, P-2, and
P-3 aliens |
|
Q
|
Cultural exchange visitors |
|
R
|
Religious workers |
|
S
|
Federal Witnesses |
|
TN
|
Professionals from Canada or Mexico
who enter the United States under NAFTA agreements |
|
TD
|
Dependents of TN professionals |
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