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U.S. Visas

Below you will find an overview of all visas for working, studying, visiting and/or living, temporarily or permanently in the U.S.

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Visa	Description
A-1	Diplomatic personnel, including ambassadors, public ministers, career diplomatic officers or consular officers, and members of their immediate families.
A-2	Foreign government personnel, officials and their immediate families.
A-3	Personal employees, attendants and servants of persons holding an A-1 or A-2 visa.
B-1	Persons visiting the U.S. for business purposes.
E-1	Those creating substantial trade between the U.S. and a country with which the U.S. maintains an appropriate treaty, and members of their immediate families.
E-2	Those who have invested a substantial amount of capital to develop and direct the operation of an enterprise in the U.S.
E-3	Allows for the admission of a temporary worker who is national of Australia and is entering the U.S. to perform services in a "specialty occupation."
G-1	Principal resident representative of an international organization recognized by the U.S., and their immediate family members.
G-2	Accredited representatives (that are not included in the G-1) of an international organization recognized by the U.S., and their primary staff and immediate family members.
G-3	Those who would otherwise be qualified for a G-1 or G-2 visa, but whose government is not recognized by the U.S. or is not a member of an international organization, and their immediate family members.
G-4	International organization officers or employees, and members of their immediate family.
G-5	For attendants, servants, or personal employees of G-1, G-2, G-3 and G-4 visa holders and their immediate family members.
H-1B	Workers in specialty occupations.
H-1B Exempt	Workers in specialty occupations who are not subject to the U.S. government's cap on H-1B workers. This includes employees of higher education institutions and non-profit and government research organizations.
H-1B/Green Card Combination	Includes the H-1B work visa and employment-based permanent residency applications at a discounted rate.
H-2A	Temporary or seasonal agricultural workers where U.S. agricultural workers are unavailable.
H-2B	Those coming to the U.S. to engage in non-agricultural employment which is seasonal, intermittent, to meet a peak load need, or for a one-time occurrence.
H-3	Those receiving training not available in their country, not involving productive employment unless it is necessary, and will allow them to pursue a career outside the U.S.
H-4	For spouses and children of H-1B, H-2A, H-2B, and H-3 visa holders.
I	Members of the foreign press, film, television, or other media and their spouses and children.
J-1	Participants in exchange visitor programs designated by the United States Information Agency (“USIA”).
J-2	Spouses and minor children of a J-1 visa holder.
L-1A	Managerial or executive level employees of a non-U.S. firm, corporation, or other legal entity, who will come to the U.S. to work, in a managerial or executive position, at its related entity in the U.S., or will oversee the opening of a new, affiliated entity.
L-1A Blanket	Managerial or executive level employees of a non-U.S. firm, corporation, or other legal entity, who will come to the U.S. to work, in a managerial or executive position, at its related entity in the U.S., or will oversee the opening of a new, affiliated entity. They must have been employed for at least 1 year of the previous 3 years at a non-U.S. firm, corporation, or other legal entity. The sponsoring company must have a valid L Blanket approval notice.
L-1B	Persons employed for at least one of the previous three years at a non-U.S. firm, corporation, or other legal entity, who will come to the U.S. to work at its related entity in the U.S. as an employee with specialized knowledge.
L-1B Blanket	Persons employed for at least 1 year of the previous 3 years at a non-U.S. firm, corporation, or other legal entity, who will come to the U.S. to work at its related entity in the U.S. as an employee with specialized knowledge. The sponsoring company must have a valid L Blanket approval notice.
L-2	Spouse or children of an L-1 visa holder.
L Blanket	Allows for the entry of multiple L-1A and/or L-1B visa candidates employed by a company.
O-1	Those with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, or with a record of extraordinary achievement in television or motion pictures.
O-2	Those who accompany and assist an O-1 visa holder in a specific athletic or artistic event or in the motion picture or television industry.
O-3	Spouse and children of an O-1 or O-2 visa holder.
P-1	Members of entertainment groups, individual athletes, and members of athletic teams.
P-2	Entertainers who are a part of reciprocal international exchanges.
P-3	Performers in culturally unique programs.
P-4	Spouses and children of P-1, P-2, and P-3 visa holders.
Q-1	Participants in an international cultural exchange program in the U.S.
R-1	Religious workers coming to the U.S. temporarily.
R-2	Dependents of R-1 temporary religious workers.
Consular Processing	Application for Consular Processing
Visa Revalidation	The Visa Revalidation Division of the United States Department of State Visa Office accepts applications for revalidation of petition- based employment category (H, E, L, O, and P) visas from applicants who hold a visa of the same category and meet certain other criteria. Revalidation is also called renewal or reissuance.
TN	Canadian and Mexican business visitors, treaty traders and investors, intra-company transferees, and professionals to work the U.S.
TD	Spouses and unmarried, minor children of TN visa holders.

Visa	Description
F-1	Student visa for those studying at a U.S. college, university, high school, primary, or elementary school.
F-2	Spouse and/or child of an F-1 applicant.
J-1	Participants in exchange visitor programs designated by the United States Information Agency ("USIA").
J-2	Spouses and minor children of a J-1 visa holder.
M-1	Students who want to study in the U.S. at a vocational or other nonacademic institution.
M-2	Spouse and/or children of an M-1 visa applicant/holder.
N-8	Parents of certain officers and employees of international organizations (G visa holders) who have been accorded special immigrant status.
N-9	Child of a special immigrant parent.
Consular Processing	Application for Consular Processing

Visa	Description
B-1	Persons visiting the U.S. for business purposes.
B-2	Persons visiting the U.S. for pleasure.
K-1	Fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen entering the United States to marry to his/her fiancé(e).
K-3	Foreign national waiting for his/her application for permanent residence to be processed, and is entering the U.S. to join his/her U.S. citizen spouse.
T-1	This visa is for foreign persons who are victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons, and for their immediate family members, as appropriate. The application is made by the victims themselves, who may also include eligible family member on their applications at that time. An application can be made also by a family member who was not included in the original application.
T-2	This visa is for foreign a person who is the spouse of a victim of severe forms of trafficking in persons. This application can be made either by the victim with their original application and also by a family member who was not included in the original application.
T-3	This visa is for foreign a person who is the child of a victim of severe forms of trafficking in persons. This application can be made either by the victim with their original application and also by a family member who was not included in the original application.
T-4	This visa is for foreign a person who is the parent of a victim of severe forms of trafficking in persons. This application can be made either by the victim with their original application and also by a family member who was not included in the original application.
V-1	Spouses of lawful permanent residents who are waiting for approvals of immigrant petitions.
V-2	Children of lawful permanent residents who are waiting for approvals of immigrant petitions.
V-3	Child of either a V-1 or V-2 beneficiary, if eligible to accompany or follow to join the principal visa holder.
Consular Processing	Application for Consular Processing

Classification	Description
Green Card	Permanent residency application including the I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, and the I-485, Application To Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.
Green Card: Exceptional Worker	Employment-based permanent residency application, including the I-140 and I-485, for immigrant workers who do NOT need foreign labor certification.
Green Card: Investor	Investor-based permanent residency application including the I-526 and I-485.
Labor Certification (Green Card)	Employment-based permanent residency application, including I-140 and I-485, for immigrant workers who need foreign labor certification.
Green Card: Special Immigrant	Permanent residency for religious workers, Amerasians, widows of U.S. Citizens, etc. Includes the I-360 and I-485.
Green Card (Family-Based)	Family-based permanent residency application, including the I-130 and I-485 including all "quota" and "non-quota" family-based immigration applications.
H-1B/Green Card Combination	Includes the H-1B work visa and employment-based permanent residency applications at a discounted rate.
I-90	Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card.
I-131	Application for an USCIS travel document, reentry permit, refugee travel document, or advance parole document.
I-140	Permanent residency based on employment in the U.S., the Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker.
I-360	Permanent residency for special immigrant/religious worker.
I-485	Adjustment of permanent resident status or registration for permanent residence while in the U.S.
I-526	Entrepreneurs petitioning for status as an immigrant to the U.S.
I-765	Application for Employment Authorization.
I-824	Request further action on a previously approved petition or application.
Adjustment of Status Interview	A time to gaurantee that all documentation in the application is correct.
Consular Processing	Application for Consular Processing

Application	Description
N-400	Naturalized U.S. citizen application.
N-600	Obtain a certificate of U.S. citizenship.

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