Section 81 Immigration Classifications and Visa Categories

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Visa Categories	Nonimmigrant Visas	Government Information
Foreign Government Officials
A‑1	Ambassador, public minister, career, diplomatic, or consular officer, and members of immediate family	INA § 101(a)(15)(A)(i) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(a)
A‑2	Other foreign government official or employee, and members of immediate family	INA § 101(a)(15)(A)(ii) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(a)
A‑3	Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A‑1 and A‑2, and members of immediate family	INA § 101(a)(15)(A)(iii) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(a)
Visitors
B‑1	Temporary visitor for business	INA § 101(a)(15)(B) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(b)
B‑2	Temporary visitor for pleasure	INA § 101(a)(15)(B) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(b)
Visa Waiver Program (See §21 of Chapter 3)
Aliens in Transit
C‑1	Alien in transit directly through United States	INA § 101(a)(15)(C) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(c)
C‑1D	Combined transit and crewman visa	INA § 101(a)(15)(C) and (D) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(c)
C‑2	Alien in transit to UN headquarters district under § 11.(3), (4), or (5) of the Headquarters Agreement	INA § 101(a)(15)(C) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(c)
C‑3	Foreign government official, members of immediate family, attendant, servant, or personal employee, in transit	INA § 212(d)(8) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(c)
C‑4	Transit without Visa, see TWOV	INA § 212(d)(3) and (5) 8 C.F.R. § 212.1(f)
Crewmen
D‑1	Crewmember departing on same vessel of arrival	INA § 101(a)(15)(D) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(d)
D‑2	Crewmember departing by means other than vessel of arrival	INA § 101(a)(15)(D) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(d)
Treaty Traders and Treaty Investors
E‑1	Treaty Trader, spouse, and children	INA § 101(a)(15)(E)(i) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(e)(1)
E‑2	Treaty Investor, spouse, and children	INA § 101(a)(15)(E)(ii) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(e)(2)
Academic Students
F‑1	Academic Student	INA § 101(a)(15)(F)(i) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(f)
F‑2	Spouse or child of F‑1	INA § 101(a)(15)(F)(ii) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(f)
	Foreign Medical Graduates (see individual categories H‑1B, J‑1, O‑1, TN, E‑2)
Foreign Government Officials to International Organizations
G‑1	Principal resident representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and members of immediate family	INA § 101(a)(15)(G)(i) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(g)
G‑2	Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and members of immediate family	INA § 101(a)(15)(G)(ii) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(e)(1)
G‑3	Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember government to international organization, and members of immediate family	INA § 101(a)(15)(G)(iii) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(g)
G‑4	International organization officer or employee, and members of immediate family	INA § 101(a)(15)(G)(iv) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(g)
G‑5	Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G‑1, G‑2, G‑3, G‑4, or members of immediate family	INA § 101(a)(15)(G)(v) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(g)
Temporary Workers
H‑1B	Specialty occupations, DOD workers, fashion models	INA § 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)
H‑1C	Nurses going to work for up to 3 years in health professional shortage areas	INA § 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(c) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(3)
H‑2A	Temporary Agricultural Worker	INA § 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(5)
H‑2B	Temporary worker: skilled and unskilled	INA § 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(6)
H‑3	Trainee	INA § 101(a)(15)(H)(iii) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(7)
H‑4	Spouse or child of H‑1, H‑2, H‑3	INA § 101(a)(15)(H)(iv) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(9)(iv)
Foreign Media Representatives
I	Visas for foreign media representatives	INA § 101(a)(15)(I) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(i)
Exchange Visitors
J‑1	Visas for exchange visitors	INA § 101(a)(15)(J)(i) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(j)
J‑2	Spouse or child of J‑1	INA § 101(a)(15)(J)(ii) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(j)
Fiancé(e) of United States Citizen
K‑1	Fiancé(e)	INA § 101(a)(15)(K) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(k)
K‑2	Minor child of K‑1	INA § 101(a)(15)(K) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(k)
K‑3	Spouse of a United States citizen (LIFE Act)	INA § 101(a)(15)(K)(ii) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(k)
K‑4	Child of K‑3 (LIFE Act)	INA § 101(a)(15)(K)(iii) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(k)
Intracompany Transferee
L‑1A	Executive, managerial	INA § 101(a)(15)(L) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(l)
L‑1B	Specialized knowledge	INA § 101(a)(15)(L) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(l)
L‑2	Spouse or child of L‑1	INA § 101(a)(15)(L) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(l)
Vocational and Language Students
M‑1	Vocational student or other nonacademic student	INA § 101(a)(15)(M)(i) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(m)
M‑2	Spouse or child of M‑1	INA § 101(a)(15)(M)(ii) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(m)
N‑8	Parent of alien classified SK‑3 “Special Immigrant”	INA § 101(a)(15)(N)(i)
N‑9	Child of N‑8, SK‑1, SK‑2, or SK‑4 “Special Immigrant”	INA § 101(a)(15)(N)(ii)–(iv)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (see TN, below)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO‑1	Principal Permanent Representative of Member State to NATO and resident members of official staff or immediate family	Not included in the INA Article 12, 5 US Treaties 1094 Article 20, 5 US Treaties 1098 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(s)
NATO‑2	Other representatives of member State; Dependents of Member of a Force entering in accordance with the provisions of NATO Status-of-Forces agreement; Members of such a Force if issued visas	Article 13, 5 US Treaties 1094 Article 1, 4 US Treaties 1794 Article 3, 4 US Treaties 1796 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(s)
NATO‑3	Official clerical staff accompanying Representative of Member State to NATO or immediate family	Article 14, 5 US Treaties 1096 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(s)
NATO‑4	Official of NATO other than those qualified as NATO‑1 and immediate family	Article 18, 5 US Treaties 1096 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(s)
NATO‑5	Expert other than NATO officials qualified under NATO‑4, employed on behalf of NATO and immediate family	Article 21, 5 US Treaties 1100 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(s)
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