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Nonimmigrant Visas

The chart below contains many different purposes of temporary travel and the related nonimmigrant visa categories.
Select a visa category below to learn more

Athlete, amateur or professional (competing for prize money only  -  B-1

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Au pair exchange visitor  -  J

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Australian professional specialty   -   E-3

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Border Crossing Card: Mexico  -  BCC

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Business visitor  -  B-1

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CNMI-only transitional worker  -  CW-1

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Crewmember  -  D

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Diplomat or foreign government official  -  A

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Domestic employee or nanny - must be accompanying a foreign national employer  -  B-1

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Employee of a designated international organization or NATO  -  G1-G5, NATO

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Exchange visitor  -  J

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Foreign military personnel stationed in the United States  -  A-2  or  NATO1-6

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Foreign national with extraordinary ability in Sciences, Arts, Education, Business or Athletics  -  O

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Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Professional: Chile, Singapore  -  H-1B1 - Chile or H-1B1 - Singapore

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International cultural exchange visitor  -  Q

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Intra-company transferee  -  L

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Medical treatment, visitor for  -  B-2

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Media, journalist  -  I

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NAFTA professional worker: Mexico, Canada  -  TN/TD

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Performing athlete, artist, entertainer  -  P

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Physician  -  J , H-1B

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Professor, scholar, teacher (exchange visitor)  -  J

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Religious worker  -  R

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Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge  -  H-1B

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Student: academic, vocational  -  F, M

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Temporary agricultural worker  -  H-2A

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Temporary worker performing other services or labor of a temporary or seasonal nature. -  H-2B

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Tourism, vacation, pleasure visitor  -  B-2

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Training in a program not primarily for employment  -  H-3

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Treaty trader/treaty investor  -  E

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Transiting the United States  -  C

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Victim of Criminal Activity  -  U

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Victim of Human Trafficking  -  T

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Nonimmigrant (V) Visa for Spouse and Children of a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR)V(NA)  -  Renewals in the U.S. - A, G, and NATO Visas

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Singapore

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