E-1    Nationals of a country having a treaty of commerce and navigation
         between the U.S. and the foreign state to enable the alien to conduct
         substantial trade between the U.S. and the foreign state of which the
         alien is a national, and the spouse and children of such an alien
         if accompanying or following to join him/her.

E-2    Nationals of a country having a treaty of commerce and navigation
         between the U.S. and the foreign state to enable the alien to develop
         and direct the operations of an enterprise in which he has invested,
         or an enterprise in which he is actively in the process of investing,
         a substantial amount of capital, and the spouse and children of such
         alien if accompanying or following to join him/her.

L-1     Intra-company transferees (International Executives and Managers)
          and their spouse and minor children.

O-1A   Aliens with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education,
           business, or athletics seeking to work in the area of their
           extraordinary ability.

O-1B   Aliens with a demonstrated record of extraordinary achievement in
           the motion picture and television production industry seeking to
           work in the area of their extraordinary ability.

O-2      Aliens necessary to assist O-1 Visa Holders in the performance of
            their work.

O-3      Spouse and children of O-1 and O-2 Visa Holders.

P-1      Athletes and Entertainment Groups of international renown.

P-2      Artists and entertainers participating in an international exchange
           program.

P-3      Artists and entertainers performing in a program that is culturally
           unique.

P-4      Spouse and children of P-1, P-2 and P-3 Visa Holders.

TN       Canadian and Mexican professionals.

TD       Spouse and children of TN Visa Holders.

A-1      Ambassadors, public ministers, career diplomatic or consular
           officers, and their immediate family.

A-2      Public officials and employees, and their immediate family.

A-3      Attendants, servants, personal employees and members of
           their immediate family, of A-1 and A-2 Visa Holders.

B-1      Visitors for business.

B-2      Visitors for pleasure.

C         United Nations officials and employees.

D-1      Aircraft and vessel crewmen in transit.

D-2      Crewmen serving on a fishing vessel having its home port or
           operating base in the United States.

F-1      Full-time students at an established college, university, seminary,
           conservatory, academic high school, elementary school, or other
           academic institution or in a language training program.

F-2      Parent, spouse and minor children of F-1 Visa Holder.

G-1      Resident representatives of foreign governments, their staff, and
           members of their immediate families.

G-2      Non-resident representatives of foreign governments and members
           of their family.

G-3      Resident and non-resident representatives of a foreign
           governments not formally recognized by the U.S., and members of
           their family.

G-4     Officers and employees of certain international organizations, and
           members of their immediate families.

G-5      Attendants, servants, and personal employees of G-1, G-2, G-2 and
           G-4 Visa Holders and their immediate families.

H-1B    Employees engaged in specialty occupations, and fashion models
           of distinguished merit and ability.

H-1C    Registered Nurses.

H-2A    Workers performing temporary or seasonal agricultural labor or
           service.

H-2B    Non-agricultural workers performing temporary service or labor.

H-3      Trainees in a training program that is not designed primarily to
           provide productive employment and other than to receive graduate
           medical education, and their spouse and minor children.

I           Representatives of the foreign press, film, radio, or other
           information media, and their spouse and children.

J         Students, scholars, trainees, teachers, professors, research
           assistants, specialists, or leaders in a field of specialized knowledge
           or skill participating in an approved exchange program for the
           purpose of teaching, instructing, studying, observing, conducting
           research, consulting, demonstrating special skills, or receiving
           training, the their spouse and minor children.

J-1      Visa Waiver.  Waiver of Two Year Home Country Residency Requirement.

K         Fiancee or fiancé of a U.S. citizen who seeks to enter the U.S. solely
           to conclude a valid marriage, and the minor children of such fiancee
           or fiancé.

M-1     Full-time students pursuing studies at an established vocational or
           other recognized non-academic institution.

M-2    The spouse and minor children of an M-1 Visa Holder.

N-1     Parents and children of a G-4 Visa Holder.

Q        Aliens participating in an international cultural exchange program
           for the purpose of providing practical training, employment, and the
           sharing of the history, culture, and traditions of the alien’s
           nationality.

R        Members of religious organization seeking to perform work for that
           organization within the U.S., and their spouse and children.

S-1     Witnesses concerning the activities of a criminal organization or
           enterprise.

S-2     Witnesses concerning the activities of a terrorist organization.

WT      Issued as part of a Visa Waiver Program between the U.S. and
            certain treaty nations. It is a substitute for B-1 and B-2 Visas.

 

IMMIGRANTS

EB-1    Extraordinary aliens – artists, entertainers, athletes, professionals,
           entrepreneurs, scientists, professors, researchers, managers and
           executives.

EB-2    Workers with exceptional ability or an advanced degree.

EB-3    Skilled workers.

EB-4    Ordained ministers of religion.

EB-5    Entrepreneur investors.

FP-1    Unmarried children of U.S. citizens.

FP-2A  Spouses and children of permanent U.S. residents.

FP-2B  Unmarried adult children of permanent U.S. residents.

FP-3     Married children of U.S. citizens.

FP-4     Siblings of U.S. citizens.