Category | Visa Type | Description |
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Tourism & Business | B-1 | Business visitors (e.g., meetings, conferences). |
B-2 | Tourism, vacations, or medical treatment. | |
B-1/B-2 | Combination of business and tourism purposes. | |
Student and Exchange | F-1 | Academic students (universities, colleges, etc.) |
M-1 | Vocational or non-academic students. | |
J-1 | Exchange programs (scholars, professors, interns, etc.) | |
Q-1 | Cultural exchange programs | |
Work Visas | H-1B | Specialty occupations requiring specific skills. |
H-2A | Temporary agricultural workers. | |
H-2B | Temporary non-agricultural workers. | |
H-3 | Trainees or special education visitors. | |
L-1 | Intra-company transferees. | |
O-1 | Individuals with extraordinary abilities. | |
P-1 | Athletes, entertainers, and performers. | |
R-1 | Religious workers. | |
Family & Fiancé | K-1 | Fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen. |
K-2 | Children of K-1 visa holders. | |
K-3 | Spouses of U.S. citizens awaiting immigrant approval. | |
Transit and Crew | C | Transit through the U.S. |
D | Crew members on ships or aircrafts. | |
C-1/D | Combination transit and crew member visa. | |
Media and Journalism | I | Representatives of foreign media |
Diversity Visa (DV) | DV Lottery | Immigrants from countries with low U.S. immigration rates |
Category | Visa Type | Description |
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Employment-Based Immigrant | EB-1 | Individuals with extraordinary ability, outstanding professors, or multinational managers |
EB-2 | Professionals with advanced degrees or exceptional ability | |
EB-3 | Skilled workers, professionals, and unskilled workers | |
EB-4 | Special immigrants (e.g., religious workers) | |
EB-5 | Investors in U.S. businesses | |
Other Special Categories | E-1 | Treaty traders |
E-2 | Treaty investors. | |
E-3 | Australian specialty occupation workers. | |
TN | Canadian and Mexican professionals under NAFTA/USMCA. | |
U | Crime victims assisting law enforcement. | |
T | Victims of human trafficking. | |
Family-Sponsored Immigrant | IR-1/CR-1 | Spouses of U.S. citizens. |
IR-2/CR-2 | Unmarried children under 21 of U.S. citizens. | |
IR-5 | Parents of U.S. citizens (aged 21+) | |
F1 | Diversity visa lottery for underrepresented countries. | |
F2 | Spouses, minor children, and unmarried adult children of green card holders | |
F3 | Married children of U.S. citizens | |
F4 | Siblings of U.S. citizens | |
Special Visas | SI | Iraqi/Afghan translators or interpreters |
SQ | Afghan/Iraqi nationals who worked for the U.S. government |