Read about reasons for visa denial / ineligibility
(Non-immigrant
Visas)
(Temporary
residence)
Nonimmigrant visas
come in a variety of types, while every green card
is exactly the same. There are many different ways
to get a green card, but once you have it, each card
carries the same privileges. Nonimmigrant visas differ
from each other in the kinds of privileges they offer,
as well as how long they last. As we said earlier,
every nonimmigrant visa is issued with a specific
purpose in mind. Here is a complete list of nonimmigrant
visas available.
A-1. Ambassadors,
public ministers or career diplomats and their immediate
family members.
A-2. Other accredited officials or employees
of foreign governments and their immediate family
members.
A-3. Personal attendants, servants or employees
and their immediate family members of A-1 and A-2
visa holders.
B-1. Business visitors.
B-2. Tourist visitors. Tourists from certain
countries are permitted to come to the U.S. without
B-2 visas under what is known as the Visa Waiver
Program.
C-1. Foreign travelers in immediate and
continuous transit through the U.S.
B-1. Crewmen who need to land temporarily in
the U.S. and who will depart aboard the same ship
or plane on which they arrived.
E-1. Treaty traders.
E-2. Treaty investors.
F-1. Academic or language students.
F-2. Immediate family members of F-1 visa holders.
G-1. Designated principal resident representatives
of foreign governments coming to the U.S. to work
for an international organization, their staff members
and immediate family members.
G-2. Other accredited representatives of foreign
governments coming to the U.S. to work for an international
organization and their immediate family members.
G-3. Representatives of foreign governments,
and their immediate family members who would ordinarily
qualify for G-1 or G-2 visas except that their governments
are not members of an international organization.
G-4. Officers or employees of international
organizations and their immediate family members.
G-5. Attendants, servants and personal employees
of G-1 through G-4 visa holders and their immediate
family members.
H-1B. Persons working in specialty occupations
requiring at least a bachelor's degree or its equivalent
in on the-job experience, and distinguished fashion
models.
H-2A. Temporary agricultural workers coming
to the U.S. to fill positions for which a temporary
shortage of American workers has been recognized by
the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
H-2B. Temporary workers of various kinds coming
to the U.S. to perform temporary jobs for which there
is a shortage of available qualified American workers.
H-3. Temporary trainees.
H-4. Immediate family members of H-1, H-2 or
H-3 visa holders.
I. Bona fide representatives of the foreign
press coming to the U.S. to work solely in that capacity
and their immediate family members.
J-1. Exchange visitors coming to the U.S. to
study, work or train as part of an exchange program
officially recognized by the United States Information
Agency.
J-2. Immediate family members of J-1 visa holders.
K-1. Fiance(e)s of U.S. citizens coming to
the U.S. for the purpose of getting married.
K-2. Minor, unmarried children of K-1 visa
holders.
L-1. Intracompany transferees who work in positions
as managers, executives or persons with specialized
knowledge.
L-2. Immediate family members of L-1 visa holders.
M-1. Vocational or other nonacademic students,
other than language students.
M-2. Immediate families of M-1 visa holders.
N. Children of certain special immigrants.
NATO-1, NATO-2, NATO-3, NATO-4 and NATO-5. Associates
coming to the U.S. under applicable provisions of
the NATO Treaty and their immediate family members.
NATO-6. Members of civilian components accompanying
military forces on missions authorized under the NATO
Treaty and their immediate family members.
NATO-7. Attendants, servants or personal employees
of NATO-1 through NATO-6 visas holders and their immediate
family members.
O-1. Persons of extraordinary ability in the
sciences, arts, education, business or athletics.
O-2. Essential support staff of O-1 visa holders.
O-3. Immediate family members of O-1 and O-2
visa holders.
P-1. Internationally recognized athletes and
entertainers and their essential support staff.
P-2. Entertainers coming to perform in the
U.S. through a government-recognized exchange program.
P-3. Artists and entertainers coming to the
U.S. in a group for the purpose of presenting culturally
unique performances.
P-4. Immediate family members of P-1, P-2 and
P-3 visa holders.
Q-1. Exchange visitors coming to the U.S. to
participate in international cultural-exchange programs.
Q-2. Immediate family members of Q-1 visa holders.
R-1. Ministers and other workers of recognized
religions.
R-2. Immediate family members of R-1 visa holders.
S-1. People coming to the U.S. to supply critical
information to federal or state authorities where
it has been determined that their presence in the
U.S. is essential to the success of a criminal investigation
or prosecution.
S-2. People coming to the U.S. to provide critical
information to federal authorities or a court, who
will be in danger as a result of providing such information,
and are eligible to receive a reward for the information.
S-3. Immediate family members of S-1 or S-2
visa holders.
