Non-Immigrant Visa Types
Non-Immigrant Visa Types
| 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 |
| 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 | J1, 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 |
| Treaty investors | E-1 |
| Transiting the United States | C |
| Victims of human trafficking | T-1 |
| Victims of criminal activity | U-1 |
| Visa renewals in the U.S. - A, G, and NATO | A1-2, G1-4, NATO1-6 |
