A
Foreign Government Officials (General)

A-1
Ambassador, public minister, career, diplomatic or consular officer and immediate family.

A-2
Other foreign government official or employee and immediate family.

A-3
Personal employee of A-1, A-2 and immediate family.

B
Temporary Visitors for Business or Pleasure (General)

B-1
Temporary Visitor for Business

B-2
Temporary Visitor for Pleasure

C
Alien in transit ( General)

C-1
Alien in transit directly through U.S.

C-2
Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters.

C-3
Foreign Government official, immediate family or personal employee in transit.

C-4
Transit without visa (See also TWOV)

 D
Crewmember

D-1
Crewmember

D-2
Crewmember departing by means other than arriving vessel

E
Treaty traders/treaty Investors (General)

E-1
Treaty Trader and employees, spouse, and children.

E-2
Treaty Investor and employees, spouse, and children.

 F
Academic Students (General)

F-1
Academic student (except Border Commuters from Canada or Mexico, see below)

F-1/F-3
Border Commuter Academic Students from Canada or Mexico.

F-2
Spouse or child of F-1

G
Foreign Government officials to International Organization

G-1
Principal resident representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, staff and immediate family.

G-2
Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family.

G-3
Representative of non-recognized or non-member government to international organization, and immediate family.

G-4
International Organization officer or employee, and immediate family.

G-5
Attendant, servant or personal employee G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, and immediate family.

 H
Temporary Workers

H-1b
Alien in specialty occupation (profession)

H-1c
Registered Nurse serving in underserved area.

H-2a
Temporary worker performing Agricultural Services unavailable in the United States. (Petition filed on or after 06/01/87)

H-2b
Temporary worker performing other services unavailable in the United States. (Petition filed on or after 06/01/87)

H-3
Trainee

H-4
Spouse or child of H-1, H-2 or H-3

I
Information Media Representative and immediate family

J
Exchange Visitors (General)

J-1
Exchange Visitor

J-2
Spouse or child of J-1

 K
Fiance (e) of a U.S. Citizen (General)

K-1
Fiance (e)

K-2
Minor child of K-1

K-3
Spouse of US Citizen

K-4
Child of K-3

  L
Intracompany Transferees (General)

L-1A
Intracompany Transferee (manager or executive)

L-1B
Intracompany Transferee (specialized knowledge alien)

L-2
Spouse or child of L-1

M
Non-academic Students

M-1
Non-academic student ( except Border Commuters from Canada or Mexico, see below)

M-1/M-3
Border Commuter Non-Academic Students from Canada and Mexico

M-2
Spouse or child of M-1

 N
Certain parents and children of Special Immigrants

N-8
Parent of an SK-3 Special Immigrant

N-9
Child of N-8, SK-1, SK-2 or SK-4 Special Immigrant

 NATO
NATO Representative, Officials and employees (General)

NATO-1
Principal Permanent Representative of Member State to NATO, official Staff, and immediate family.

NATO-2
Other Representative of Member state to NATO and immediate family; Dependents of members of a Force Entering in Accordance with the provisions of the NATO Status-of-Forces Agreement or in Accordance with the provisions of the protocol on the Status of International Military Headquarters; Members of such a Force if issued visas and immediate family.

NATO-3
Official Clerical staff accompanying representative of member state to NATO and immediate family.

NATO-4
NATO official other than those qualified as NATO-1 and immediate family.

NATO-5
NATO expert other than those qualified as NATO-4 employed in NATO missions and immediate family.

NATO-6
Member of civilian component accompanying a force entering in accordance with NATO Status-of-Forces Agreement or attached to Allied Headquarters under “Protocol on the status of International Military Headquarters” set up pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty and Immediate Family.

NATO-7
Personal employee of NATO-1, NATO-2, NATO-3, NATO-4, NATO-5 and NATO-6, and immediate family.

O
Aliens with Extraordinary Ability (General)

O-1
Alien with Extraordinary Ability in Science, arts, education, business or athletics.

O-2
Aliens accompanying/assisting O-1 performers or athletes.

O-3
Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2

P
Athletes, Artists and Entertainers (General)

P-1
Individual or Team Athletes and group Entertainers.

P-2
Individual/Group Artist/Entertainer under Reciprocal Exchange Program

P-3
Artists or Entertainers in Culturally Unique Program.

P-4
Spouse or child of P-1, P-2 or P-3

Q-1
International Culture Exchange Visitor

Q-2
Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program (Walsh Visa)

Q-3
Souse or child of Q-2

R
Religious Workers (General)

R-1
Religious Worker

R-2
Spouse or child of R-1

S
Witness or Informant (General)

S-5
Witness or informant regarding criminal organization

S-6
Witness or informant regarding Terrorism

S-7
Spouse, child or parent of S-5 or S-6

 T
Victim of trafficking in persons & immediate family

T-1
Victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons

T-2
Spouse of trafficking victim

T-3
Child of trafficking victim

T-4
Parent of trafficking victim under 21

TN-1
Canadian NAFTA Professional

TN-2
Mexican NAFTA Professional

TD
Spouse or child of TN-1 or TN-2

TWOV
Transit without a Visa (Passenger or crew admitted temporarily) (see also C-4)

U-1
Victim of certain criminal activity

U-2
Spouse of U-1 Victim

U-3
Child of U-1 Victim

U-4
Parent of U-1 victim under 21

V-1
Spouse of Lawful Permanent Resident who is the principal beneficiary of a family based petition

V-2
Child of Lawful Permanent Resident who is the principal beneficiary of a family based petition

V-3
Derivative child of a V-1 or V-2