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Visa
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Description
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A-1
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Diplomatic personnel, including ambassadors, public ministers, career diplomatic
officers or consular officers, and members of their immediate families.
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A-2
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Foreign government personnel, officials and their immediate families.
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A-3
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Personal employees, attendants and servants of persons holding an A-1 or A-2 visa.
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B-1
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Persons visiting the United States for business purposes.
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E-1
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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.
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E-2
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Those who have invested a substantial amount of capital to develop and direct the
operation of an enterprise in the U.S.
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E-3
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Allows for the admission of a temporary worker who is national of Australia and
is entering the US to perform services in a "specialty occupation."
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G-1
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Principal resident representative of an international organization recognized by
the U.S., and their immediate family members.
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G-2
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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.
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G-3
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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.
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G-4
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International organization officers or employees, and members of their immediate
family
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G-5
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For attendants, servants, or personal employees of G-1, G-2, G-3 and G-4 visa holders
and their immediate family members.
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H-1B
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Workers in specialty occupations.
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H-1B Exempt
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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.
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H-1B/Green Card Combination
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Includes the H-1B work visa and employment-based permanent residency applications
at a discounted rate.
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H-2A
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Temporary or seasonal agricultural workers where U.S. agricultural workers are unavailable.
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H-2B
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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.
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H-3
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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.
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H-4
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For spouses and children of H-1B, H-2A, H-2B, and H-3 visa holders.
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I
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Members of the foreign press, film, television, or other media and their spouses
and children.
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J-1
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Participants in exchange visitor programs designated by the United States Information
Agency (“USIA”).
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J-2
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Spouses and minor children of a J-1 visa holder.
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L-1A
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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.
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L-1A Blanket
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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.
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L-1B
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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.
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L-1B Blanket
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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.
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L-2
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Spouse or children of an L-1 visa holder.
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L Blanket
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Allows for the entry of multiple L-1A and/or L-1B visa candidates employed by a
company.
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O-1
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Those with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or
athletics, or with a record of extraordinary achievement in television or motion
pictures.
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O-2
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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.
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O-3
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Spouse and children of an O-1 or O-2 visa holder.
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P-1
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Members of entertainment groups, individual athletes, and members of athletic teams.
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P-2
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Entertainers who are a part of reciprocal international exchanges.
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P-3
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Performers in culturally unique programs.
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P-4
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Spouses and children of P-1, P-2, and P-3 visa holders.
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Q-1
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Participants in an international cultural exchange program in the U.S.
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R-1
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Religious workers coming to the U.S. temporarily.
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R-2
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Dependents of R-1 temporary religious workers.
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Consular Processing
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Application for Consular Processing
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Visa Revalidation
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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.
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TN
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Canadian and Mexican business visitors, treaty traders and investors, intra-company
transferees, and professionals to work the U.S.
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TD
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Spouses and unmarried, minor children of TN visa holders.
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