Non-Immigrant Visa Types

Non-Immigrant Visa Types

Purpose of Travel to U.S. and Nonimmigrant Visas Visa Type
Athletes, amateur and professional (competing for prize money only) B-1
Athletes, artists, entertainers P
Australian worker - professional specialty E-3
Border Crossing Card: Mexico BCC
Business visitors B-1
Crewmembers (serving aboard a sea vessel or aircraft in the U.S.) D
Diplomats and foreign government officials A
Domestic employees or nannies (must be accompanying a foreign national employer) B-1
Employees of a designated international organization, and NATO G1-G5, NATO
Exchange visitors J
Exchange visitors - au pairs J-1
Exchange visitors - children (under age 21) or spouse of a J-1 holder J-2
Exchange visitors - professors, scholars, teachers J-1
Exchange visitors - international cultural J, Q
Fiancé(e) K-1
Foreign military personnel stationed in the U.S. A-2, NATO1-6
Foreign nationals with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics O-1
Free Trade Agreement (FTA) professionals: Chile H-1B1
Free Trade Agreement (FTA) professionals: Singapore H-1B1
Information media representative (media, journalists) I
Intra-company transferees L
Medical treatment, visitors for B-2
NAFTA professional workers: Mexico, Canada TN/TD
Nurses traveling to areas short of health care professionals H-1C
Physicians J1, H-1B
Religious workers R
Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge H-1B
Students - academic and language students F-1
Student dependents - dependent of an F-1 holder F-2
Students - vocational M-1
Student dependents - dependent of an M-1 holder M-2
Temporary workers - seasonal agricultural H-2A
Temporary workers - nonagricultural H-2B
Tourism, vacation, pleasure visitors B-2
Training in a program not primarily for employment H-3
Treaty investors E-1
Transiting the United States C
Victims of human trafficking T-1
Victims of criminal activity U-1
Visa renewals in the U.S. - A, G, and NATO A1-2, G1-4, NATO1-6