| Symbol |
Non-immigrant Class |
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| A1 |
Ambassador, Public Minister, Career Diplomat or Consular Officer, or Immediate Family |
| A2 |
Other Foreign Government Official or Employee, or Immediate Family |
| A3 |
Attendant, Servant, or Personal Employee of A1 or A2, or Immediate Family |
| B1 |
Temporary Visitor for Business |
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| B2 |
Temporary Visitor for Pleasure |
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| B1/B2 |
Temporary Visitor for Business & Pleasure |
| C1 |
Alien in Transit |
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| C1/D |
Combined Transit and Crew member Visa |
| C2 |
Alien in Transit to United Nations Headquarters District Under Section 11.(3), (4), or (5) of the Headquarters Agreement |
| C3 |
Foreign Government Official, Immediate Family, Attendant, Servant or Personal Employee, in Transit |
| CW1 |
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Transitional Worker |
| CW2 |
Spouse or Child of CW1 |
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| D |
Crew member (Sea or Air) |
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| E1 |
Treaty Trader, Spouse or Child |
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| E2 |
Treaty Investor, Spouse or Child |
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| E2C |
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Investor, Spouse or Child |
| E3 |
Australian Treaty Alien coming to the United States Solely to Perform Services in a Specialty Occupation |
| E3D |
Spouse or Child of E3 |
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| E3R |
Returning E3 |
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| F1 |
Student in an academic or language training program |
| F2 |
Spouse or Child of F1 |
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| F3 |
Canadian or Mexican national commuter student in an academic or language training program |
| G1 |
Principal Resident Representative of Recognized Foreign Government to International Organization, Staff, or Immediate Family |
| G2 |
Other Representative of Recognized Foreign Member Government to International Organization, or Immediate Family |
| G3 |
Representative of Non-recognized or Nonmember Foreign Government to International Organization, or Immediate Family |
| G4 |
International Organization Officer or Employee, or Immediate Family |
| G5 |
Attendant, Servant, or Personal Employee of G1 through G4, or Immediate Family |
| H1B |
Alien in a Specialty Occupation (Profession) |
| H1B1 |
Chilean or Singaporean National to Work in a Specialty Occupation |
| H1C |
Nurse in health professional shortage area |
| H2A |
Temporary Worker Performing Agricultural Services Unavailable in the United States |
| H2B |
Temporary Worker Performing Other Services Unavailable in the United States |
| H3 |
Trainee |
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| H4 |
Spouse or Child of Alien Classified H1B/B1/C, H2A/B, or H-3 |
| I |
Representative of Foreign Information Media, Spouse and Child |
| J1 |
Exchange Visitor |
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| J2 |
Spouse or Child of J1 |
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| K1 |
Fiance(e) of United States Citizen |
| K2 |
Child of Fiance(e) of U.S. Citizen |
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| K3 |
Spouse of U.S. Citizen awaiting availability of immigrant visa |
| K4 |
Child of K3 |
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| L1 |
Intra-company Transferee (Executive, Managerial, and Specialized Knowledge Personnel Continuing Employment with International Firm or Corporation) |
| L2 |
Spouse or Child of Intra-company Transferee |
| M1 |
Vocational Student or Other Nonacademic Student |
| M2 |
Spouse or Child of M1 |
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| M3 |
Canadian or Mexican national commuter student (Vocational student or other nonacademic student) |
| N8 |
Parent of an Alien Classified SK3 or SN3 |
| N9 |
Child of N8 or of SK1, SK2, SK4, SN1, SN2 or SN4 |
| NATO 1 |
Principal Permanent Representative of Member State to NATO (including any of its Subsidiary Bodies) Resident in the U.S. and Resident Members of Official Staff; Secretary General, Assistant Secretaries General, and Executive Secretary of NATO; Other Permanent NATO Officials of Similar Rank, or Immediate Family |
| NATO 2 |
Other Representative of member state to NATO (including any of its Subsidiary Bodies) including Representatives, Advisers, and Technical Experts of Delegations, or Immediate Family; Dependents of Member of a Force Entering in Accordance with the Provisions of the NATO Status-of-Forces Agreement or in Accordance with the provisions of the “Protocol on the Status of International Military Headquarters”; Members of Such a Force if Issued Visas |
| NATO 3 |
Official Clerical Staff Accompanying Representative of Member State to NATO (including any of its Subsidiary Bodies), or Immediate Family |
| NATO 4 |
Official of NATO (Other Than Those Classifiable as NATO1), or Immediate Family |
| NATO 5 |
Experts, Other Than NATO Officials Classifiable Under NATO4, Employed in Missions on Behalf of NATO, and their Dependents |
| NATO 6 |
Member of a Civilian Component Accompanying a Force Entering in Accordance with the Provisions of the NATO Status-of-Forces Agreement; Member of a Civilian Component Attached to or Employed by an Allied Headquarters Under the “Protocol on the Status of International Military Headquarters” Set Up Pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty; and their Dependents |
| NATO 7 |
Attendant, Servant, or Personal Employee of NATO1, NATO2, NATO 3, NATO4, NATO5, and NATO6 Classes, or Immediate Family |
| O1 |
Alien with Extraordinary Ability in Sciences, Arts, Education, Business or Athletics |
| O2 |
Alien Accompanying and Assisting in the Artistic or Athletic Performance by O1 |
| O3 |
Spouse or Child of O1 or O2 |
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| P1 |
Internationally Recognized Athlete or Member of Internationally Recognized Entertainment Group |
| P2 |
Artist or Entertainer in a Reciprocal Exchange Program |
| P3 |
Artist or Entertainer in a Culturally Unique Program |
| P4 |
Spouse or Child of P1, P2, or P3 |
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| Q1 |
Participant in an International Cultural Exchange Program |
| R1 |
Alien in a Religious Occupation |
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| R2 |
Spouse or Child of R1 |
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| S5 |
Certain Aliens Supplying Critical Information Relating to a Criminal Organization or Enterprise |
| S6 |
Certain Aliens Supplying Critical Information Relating to Terrorism |
| S7 |
Qualified Family Member of S5 or S6 |
| T1 |
Victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons |
| T2 |
Spouse of T1 |
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| T3 |
Child of T1 |
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| T4 |
Parent of T1 |
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| T5 |
Unmarried Sibling under age 18 of T1 |
| TN |
NAFTA Professional |
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| TD |
Spouse or Child of NAFTA Professional |
| U1 |
Victim of criminal activity |
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| U2 |
Spouse of U1 |
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| U3 |
Child of U1 |
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| U4 |
Parent of U1 under 21 years of age |
| U5 |
Unmarried Sibling under age 18 of U1 under 21 years of age |
| V1 |
Spouse of a Lawful Permanent Resident Alien Awaiting Availability of Immigrant Visa |
| V2 |
Child of a Lawful Permanent Resident Alien Awaiting Availability of Immigrant Visa |
| V3 |
Child of a V1 or V2 |
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