Student Visa
- F-1. Students who wish to engage in academic studies at an approved school or English Program.
- M-1. Students who plan to engage in non-academic or vocational study or training at a US institution.
Business/Tourist Visa
- B-1/B-2. B-1 visa is for travelers consulting with business associates, attending scientific, educational, professional, or business conventions, etc. B-2 visa is for travelers visiting with friends relatives, having medical treatments or any activities that are recreational in nature.
Work Visa
- H. H-1B visa is required if you are coming to the US to perform services in a pre-arranged professional job with a bachelor’s or higher degree in the specific specialty for which you seek employment.
- L. L-1 visa is required if you are the employee of an international company which is temporarily transferring you to a parent branch, affiliate, or subsidiary of the same company in the US.
- O. O visas are issued to people with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, and athletics, or extraordinary achievement in motion picture and television production, and their essential support personnel.
- P. Type P visas are issued to certain athletes, entertainers, artists, and essential support personnel who are coming to perform in the US.
- Q. Type Q visa is required if you are traveling to the US to participate in an international cultural exchange program for the purpose of providing practical training, employment, and the sharing of the history, culture, and traditions of your home country.
Exchange Visitor Visa
- J. J visa is for foreign citizens who come to the US to participate in exchange programs.
| Purpose of Travel to U.S. and Nonimmigrant Visas | Visa Type |
|---|---|
| Athletes, amateur and professional (competing for prize money only) | B-1 |
| Athletes, artists, entertainers | P |
| Australian worker – professional specialty | E-3 |
| Border Crossing Card: Mexico | BCC |
| Business visitors | B-1 |
| Crewmembers (serving aboard a sea vessel or aircraft in the U.S.) | D |
| Crewmembers in Transit | C-1/D |
| Diplomats and foreign government officials | A |
| Domestic employees or nannies (must be accompanying a foreign national employer) | B-1 |
| Employees of a designated international organization, and NATO | G1-G5, NATO |
| Exchange visitors | J |
| Exchange visitors – au pairs | J-1 |
| Exchange visitors – children (under age 21) or spouse of a J-1 holder | J-2 |
| Exchange visitors – professors, scholars, teachers | J-1 |
| Exchange visitors – international cultural | J, Q |
| Fiancé(e) | K-1 |
| Foreign military personnel stationed in the U.S. | A-2, NATO1-6 |
| Foreign nationals with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | O-1 |
| Free Trade Agreement (FTA) professionals: Chile | H-1B1 |
| Free Trade Agreement (FTA) professionals: Singapore | H-1B1 |
| Information media representative (media, journalists) | I |
| Intra-company transferees | L |
| Medical treatment, visitors for | B-2 |
| NAFTA professional workers: Mexico, Canada | TN/TD |
| Nurses traveling to areas short of health care professionals | H-1C |
| Physicians | J-1, H-1B |
| Religious workers | R |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge | H-1B |
| Students – academic and language students | F-1 |
| Student dependents – dependent of an F-1 holder | F-2 |
| Students – vocational | M-1 |
| Student dependents – dependent of an M-1 holder | M-2 |
| Temporary workers – seasonal agricultural | H-2A |
| Temporary workers – nonagricultural | H-2B |
| Tourism, vacation, pleasure visitors | B-2 |
| Training in a program not primarily for employment | H-3 |
| Transitional Worker CNMI (CW) | CW |
| Treaty investors | E-2 |
| Treaty traders | E-1 |
| Treaty Trader/Investor, Australian Professional Specialty, Long-Term Investor CNMI (E) | E-2C |
| Transiting the United States | C |
| Victims of human trafficking | T-1 |
| Visa renewals in the U.S. – A, G, and NATO | A1-2, G1-4, NATO1-6 |
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