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List of Nonimmigrant Visas
A Visas: Representatives of foreign governments; diplomats, etc.
B-1 Visas: Business visitors
B-2 Visas: Visitors for pleasure
C-1 Visas: Continuous transit; to/from United Nations
D-1 Visas: Crewmen
E-1 Visas: Treaty investors (see list of treaty countries)
E-2 Visas: Treaty traders (see list of treaty countries)
E-3 Visas: Specialty worker visas for Australian nationals (see related article)
F-1 Visas: Foreign students
G-1 Visas: Representatives of international organizations
H-1A Visas: Nurses
H-1B Visas: Specialty occupations; fashion models of distinguished merit; certain Department of Defense employees
H-1C Visas: Nurses in disadvantaged areas
H-2A Visas: Temporary agricultural workers
H-2B Visas: Temporary non-agricultural workers
H-3 Visas: Temporary trainees
I Visas: Foreign media representatives
J-1 Visas: Exchange visitors: scholars, lecturers, researchers, au pairs, camp counselors, trainees
K-1, 3 Visas: Fiancé(e)s of US citizens; spouses of US citizen sponsors
L-1 Visas: Intracompany transferees of multinational organizations
M-1 Visas: Vocational students
N Visas: Parents of certain special immigrants
O-1 Visas: Extraordinary ability aliens in the sciences, arts, business, education or athletics
O-2 Visas: Aliens in arts or athletics accompanying and integral to O-1 visa holders
P-1 Visas: Internationally known athletes, entertainment groups
P-2 Visas: Performing artists in a reciprocal exchange programs
P-3 Visas: Culturally unique entertainers
Q Visas: Cultural exchange visitors
R Visas: Religious workers
S Visas: Certain informants in criminal cases
TN Visas: NAFTA visas for professionals from Canada and Mexico
T Visas: For certain victims of trafficking/slavery
U Visas: Certain victims of crimes needed to be witnesses
V Visas: Certain spouses, children of permanent resident sponsors
Visa Waiver Pilot Program (WT/WT): certain short term visitors from countries with agreements not requiring visas. (See List of Visa Waiver Countries)
Dependent categories for spouses and children under 21 are available for many visas above.
