A-Z Visas
A
Foreign Government Officials (General)
A-1
Ambassador, public minister, career, diplomatic or consular officer and immediate
family.
A-2
Other foreign government official or employee and immediate family.
A-3
Personal employee of A-1, A-2 and immediate family.
B
Temporary Visitors for Business or Pleasure (General)
B-1
Temporary Visitor for Business
B-2
Temporary Visitor for Pleasure
C
Alien in transit ( General)
C-1
TAlien in transit directly through U.S.
C-2
Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters.
C-3
Foreign Government official, immediate family or personal employee in transit.
C-4
Transit without visa (See also TWOV)
D
Crewmember
D-1
Crewmember
D-2
Crewmember departing by means other than arriving vessel
E
Treaty traders/treaty Investors (General)
E-1
Treaty Trader and employees, spouse, and children.
E-2
Treaty Investor and employees, spouse, and children.
F
Academic Students (General)
F-1
Academic student (except Border Commuters from Canada or Mexico, see below)
F-1/F-3
Border Commuter Academic Students from Canada or Mexico.
F-2
Spouse or child of F-1
G
Foreign Government officials to International Organization
G-1
Principal resident representative of recognized foreign member government to international
organization, staff and immediate family.
G-2
Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization,
and immediate family.
G-3
Representative of non-recognized or non-member government to international organization,
and immediate family.
G-4
International Organization officer or employee, and immediate family.s
G-34
Attendant, servant or personal employee G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, and immediate family.
H
Temporary Workers
H-1b
Alien in specialty occupation (profession)
H-1c
Registered Nurse serving in underserved area.
H-2a
Temporary worker performing Agricultural Services unavailable in the United States.
(Petition filed on or after 06/01/87)
H-2b
Temporary worker performing other services unavailable in the United States. (Petition
filed on or after 06/01/87)
H-3
Trainee
H-4
Spouse or child of H-1, H-2 or H-3
I
Information Media Representative and immediate family
J
Exchange Visitors (General)
J-1
Exchange Visitor
J-2
Spouse or child of J-1
K
Fiance (e) of a U.S. Citizen (General)
K-1
Fiance (e)
K-2
Minor child of K-1
K-3
Spouse of US Citizen
K-4
Child of K-3
L
Intracompany Transferees (General)
L-1A
Intracompany Transferee (manager or executive)
L-1B
Intracompany Transferee (specialized knowledge alien)
L-2
Spouse or child of L-1
M
Non-academic Students
M-1
Non-academic student ( except Border Commuters from Canada or Mexico, see below)
M-1/M-3
Border Commuter Non-Academic Students from Canada and Mexico
M-2
Spouse or child of M-1
NATO
NATO Representative, Officials and employees (General)
NATO-1
Principal Permanent Representative of Member State to NATO, official Staff, and
immediate family.
NATO-2
Other Representative of Member state to NATO and immediate family; Dependents of
members 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 and
immediate family.
NATO-3
Official Clerical staff accompanying representative of member state to NATO and
immediate family.
NATO-4
NATO official other than those qualified as NATO-1 and immediate family.
NATO-5
NATO expert other than those qualified as NATO-4 employed in NATO missions and immediate
family.
NATO-6
Member of civilian component accompanying a force entering in accordance with NATO
Status-of-Forces Agreement or attached to Allied Headquarters under “Protocol on
the status of International Military Headquarters” set up pursuant to the North
Atlantic Treaty and Immediate Family.
NATO-7
Personal employee of NATO-1, NATO-2, NATO-3, NATO-4, NATO-5 and NATO-6, and immediate
family.
O
Aliens with Extraordinary Ability (General)
O-1
Alien with Extraordinary Ability in Science, arts, education, business or athletics.
O-2
Aliens accompanying/assisting O-1 performers or athletes.
O-3
Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2
P
Athletes, Artists and Entertainers (General)
P-1
Individual or Team Athletes and group Entertainers.
P-2
Individual/Group Artist/Entertainer under Reciprocal Exchange Program
P-3
Artists or Entertainers in Culturally Unique Program.
P-4
Spouse or child of P-1, P-2 or P-3
Q-1
IInternational Culture Exchange Visitor
Q-2
Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program (Walsh Visa)
Q-3
Souse or child of Q-2
R
Religious Workers (General)
R-1
Religious Worker
R-2
Spouse or child of R-1
S
Witness or Informant (General)
S-5
Witness or informant regarding criminal organization
S-6
Witness or informant regarding Terrorism
S-7
Spouse, child or parent of S-5 or S-6
T
Victim of trafficking in persons & immediate family
T-1
Victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons
T-2
Spouse of trafficking victim
T-3
Child of trafficking victim
T-4
Parent of trafficking victim under 21
TN-1
SCanadian NAFTA Professional
TN-2
Mexican NAFTA Professional
TD
Spouse or child of TN-1 or TN-2
TWOV
Transit without a Visa (Passenger or crew admitted temporarily) (see also C-4)
U-1
Victim of certain criminal activity
U-2
Spouse of U-1 Victim
U-3
Child of U-1 Victim
U-4
Parent of U-1 victim under 21
V-1
Spouse of Lawful Permanent Resident who is the principal beneficiary of a family
based petition
V-2
Child of Lawful Permanent Resident who is the principal beneficiary of a family
based petition
V-3
Derivative child of a V-1 or V-2