A-1

Foreign government officials and families: ambassadors, public ministers, career diplomats, or consular officers

A-2

Foreign government officials and families: other foreign government officials or employees

A-3

Foreign government officials and families: attendants, servants, or personal employees of A-1 and A-2 classes

B-1

Non-immigrant

Temporary visitors: for business

B-2

Non-immigrant

Temporary visitors: for pleasure

C-1

Non-immigrant

Transit aliens: aliens in transit

C-2

Non-immigrant

Transit aliens: aliens in transit to the United Nations

C-3

Non-immigrant

Transit aliens: foreign government officials and families in transit

Continued Presence (CP)

Temporary

Issued by federal law enforcement to victims of crime actively cooperating in an investigation or prosecution of a federal crime

Transit aliens: aliens in transit to the United Nations

DV-1

Immigrant

Diversity visa: lottery winner

DV-2

Immigrant

Diversity visa: spouses and children

E-1

Treaty traders and investors: treaty traders

E-2

Treaty traders and investors: treaty investors

E-3

Treaty traders and investors: Australian Free Trade Agreement

EB-5

Immigrant

Immigrant investors

EB1A

Immigrant

This subcategory is reserved for persons with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics. The individual must be able to demonstrate national or international acclaim for work in his/her field of expertise. The level of expertise requires a person to be one of the very top in his/her field of endeavor.

F-1

Non-immigrant

Students and exchange visitors: academic students

F-2

Non-immigrant

Students and exchange visitors: spouses and children of academic students

F-3

Non-immigrant

Students and exchange visitors: Canadian or Mexican national academic commuter students

G-1

Representatives to international organizations and families: principals of recognized foreign governments

G-2

Representatives to international organizations and families: other representatives of recognized foreign governments

G-3

Representatives to international organizations and families: representatives of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign governments

G-4

Representatives to international organizations and families: international organization officers or employees

G-5

Attendants, servants or personal employees of representatives

GB

Temporary visitors: for business, visa waiver, Guam

GT

Temporary visitors: for pleasure, visa waiver, Guam

H-1B

Dual-intent

Temporary workers and trainees: specialty occupations

H-1B1

Dual-intent

Temporary workers and trainees: Chile and Singapore Free Trade Agreement

H-1C

Dual-intent

Temporary workers and trainees: registered nurses participating in the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas

H-2A

Temporary workers and trainees: seasonal agricultural workers

H-2B

Temporary workers and trainees: seasonal nonagricultural workers

H-3

Temporary workers and trainees: industrial trainees

H-4

Dual-intent

Temporary workers and trainees: spouses and children of H-1, H-2, and H-3 workers

I-1

Representatives of foreign information media and families

IH-3

Immigrant

Immediate relative of U.S. citizen: Orphan resident in a country that is party to the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption ("Hague country") and adopted by U.S. citizens, whose adoption was finalized outside the U.S.

IH-4

Immigrant

Immediate relative of U.S. citizen: Orphan resident in a Hague country whose adoption by a U.S. citizen will be finalized in the citizen's home jurisdiction.

IR-1

Immigrant

Immediate relative of U.S. citizen: Spouse of a U.S. citizen. This visa is called CR-1 (for conditional resident) if the marriage is less than 2 years old at the time of application. The CR-1 visa has to have its conditionality "removed" two years after entry in a separate process.

IR-2

Immigrant

Immediate relative of U.S. citizen: Unmarried child, under 21 years of age, of a U.S. citizen.

IR-3

Immigrant

Immediate relative of U.S. citizen: Orphan resident in a non-Hague country adopted by U.S. citizens, whose adoption was finalized outside the U.S.
Note: In order for an IR-3 visa to be issued, U.S. regulations require that both adoptive parents take part in the overseas adoption and actually meet with the child in the child's home country. If only one parent travels to pick up the child, the child will be issued an IR-4 visa instead.

IR-4

Immigrant

Immediate relative of U.S. citizen: Orphan resident in a non-Hague country whose adoption by a U.S. citizen will be finalized in the citizen's home jurisdiction.

IR-5

Immigrant

Immediate relative of U.S. citizen: Parent of a U.S. citizen; the citizen must be at least age 21.

J-1

Nonimmigrant

Students and exchange visitors: exchange visitors

J-2

Nonimmigrant

Students and exchange visitors: spouses and children of exchange visitors

K-1

Dual-intent

LIFE Act: fiances(ees) of U.S. citizens

K-2

Dual-intent

LIFE Act: children of fiances(ees) of U.S. citizens

K-3

Dual-intent

LIFE Act: spouses U.S. citizens, visa pending

K-4

Dual-intent

LIFE Act: children of U.S. citizen, visa pending

L-1

Dual-intent

Intracompany transferees: principals

L-2

Dual-intent

Intracompany transferees: spouses and children of intracompany transferees

M-1

Students and exchange visitors: vocational students

M-2

Students and exchange visitors: spouses and children of vocational students

N-1 to N-6

NATO officials and families

N-8 and N-9

Immediate relatives of certain SK-3 special immigrants

O-1

Temporary workers and trainees: extraordinary ability or achievement

O-2

Temporary workers and trainees: accompanying and assisting in performance of O-1 workers

O-3

Temporary workers and trainees: spouses and children of O-1 and O-2 workers

P-1

Temporary workers and trainees: internationally recognized athletes or entertainers

P-2

Temporary workers and trainees: artists or entertainers in reciprocal exchange programs

P-3

Temporary workers and trainees: artists or entertainers in culturally unique programs

P-4

Temporary workers and trainees: spouses and children of P-1, P-2, and P-3 workers

Q-1

Temporary workers and trainees: workers in international cultural exchange programs

R-1

Temporary workers and trainees: workers in religious occupations

R-2

Temporary workers and trainees: spouses and children of R-1 workers

S visa [two types: S-5/ S-6]

Aliens Assisting Law Enforcement

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

Qualifying children present in the U.S. who are declared dependents of a juvenile court and who would be harmed if returned to their home country

T-1

Victims of human trafficking

T-2

Victims of human trafficking: spouse of victim

T-3

Victims of human trafficking: children of victim

T-4

Victims of human trafficking: parents of victim who are children

TD

Temporary workers and trainees: spouses and children of NAFTA workers

TN

Temporary workers and trainees: NAFTA professional workers

U-1

Victims of qualifying criminal activity, such as rape, murder, manslaughter, child abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, and/or human trafficking

U-2

Victims of qualifying criminal activity: spouse of victim

U-3

Victims of qualifying criminal activity: children of victim

U-4

Victims of qualifying criminal activity: parents of victim who are children

U-5

Victims of qualifying criminal activity: siblings (of minor age) of victim who are children

LIFE Act: spouses of permanent residents, visa pending

V-2

LIFE Act: children of permanent residents, visa pending

V-3

LIFE Act: dependents of V-1 and V-2, visa pending

WB

Temporary visitors: visa waiver, business

WT

Temporary visitors: visa waiver, pleasure