TYPES OF NON-IMMIGRANT VISAS

A-1 Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, and immediate family.

A-2 Other foreign government official or employee, and immediate family.

A-3 A-1 or A-2 alien's attendant, servant, or personal employee, and immediate family.

B-1 Temporary visitor for business.

B-2 Temporary visitor for pleasure.

C-1 Alien in transit.

C-2 Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters District under Headquarters Agreement.

C-3 Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant, or personal employee, in transit.

D Crew member (sea or air).

E-1 Treaty trader, spouse, and children (under a "treaty of commerce and navigation" which the USA has with alien's country).

E-2 Treaty investor, spouse, and children

F-1 Student attending academic institution.

F-2 Spouse or children of F-1 student.

G-1 Principal resident representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, immediate family, and staff.

G-2 Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family.

G-3 Representative of unrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family.

G-4 International organization officer or employee, and immediate family.

G-5 Alien's attendant, servant, or personal employee and immediate family.

H-1A Temporary worker performing services as registered nurse.

H-1B Temporary worker performing services in "specialty occupation".

H-2A Temporary worker performing agricultural labor or services of a temporary or seasonal nature.

H-2B Temporary worker performing other temporary services or labor.

H-3 Trainee.

H-4 Spouse or children of alien classified H-1, H-2, H-3.

I Representative of foreign information media, spouse, and children.

J-1 Exchange visitor.

J-2 Spouse or children of exchange visitor.

K-1 Fiancee or fiance of U.S. citizen.

K-2 Children of fiancee or fiance of U.S. citizen.

L-1 Intracompany transferee.

L-2 Spouse or children of alien classified L-1.

M-1 Student in vocational or other recognized non-academic institution.

N-8 Parent of children classified as special immigrant.

N-9 Children of parent classified as special immigrant.

O-1 Alien with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics.

O-2 Aliens assisting in athletic or artistic performance of O-1alien.

O-3 Spouse or children of O-1, O-2 aliens.

P-1 Internationally recognized entertainers and athletes.

P-2 Artist or entertainer performing under exchange program.

P-3 Artist or entertainer performing under a culturally unique program.

P-4 Spouse or children of P-1, P-2, P-3 aliens.

Q Participant in international culture exchange program.

R Religious workers and their spouses and children.