Nonimmigrant Visas
Temporary Residence
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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 United States 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 US 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-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 religious workers coming to the U.S. temporarily. |
| 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. |
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