1. Immigrant visa (obtaining green card) 2. non-immigrant visa
In order to give readers a preliminary understanding of American non-immigrant visas, this paper introduces the types of non-immigrant visas. In this way, readers can learn more about the relevant visa regulations according to their actual situation or interesting content.
List of non-immigrant visa codes
Visa code visa object
A- 1 Ambassadors, ministers, government ministers, career diplomats or consular officials and their families.
A-2 Other foreign government officials or employees and their families.
A-3A- 1, A-2 visa holders' entourage, entourage or private employees and their immediate family members.
B- 1 business inspector.
B-2 short-term sightseeing tourists and short-term visiting relatives.
C- 1 Foreigners transit the United States.
C-2 foreigners transit the United States to the United Nations Headquarters.
C-3 Representatives of foreign governments not recognized by the United States or representatives of foreign governments of non-United Nations Member States sent to international institutions and their entourage and families transit through the United States.
D- 1 seaman or aviation (those who leave the country with the original ship or plane).
D-2 seafarers or aircraft personnel (those who do not leave the country with the original ship or aircraft).
E- 1 Traders from countries with trade agreements with the United States and their spouses and unmarried children under 2 1 year old.
E-22/kloc-investors with unmarried children under 0/year old and their spouses are in countries with trade agreements with the United States.
F- 1 scholar or student.
F-2 spouses of scholars or students and unmarried children under 2 1 year old.
G- 1 Main permanent representatives, employees and their immediate family members of foreign governments accredited to international institutions recognized by the United States.
G-2 Other representatives of foreign governments accredited to international institutions recognized by the United States and their immediate family members.
G-3 representatives of foreign governments and their immediate family members who are eligible for visas, but whose governments are not recognized by the US government and are not members of this institution.
G-4 officials or employees working in international institutions and their immediate family members.
Attachments, entourage or private employees of G-5G- 1, G-2, G-3 and G-4 visa holders and their families.
H-la is temporarily employed by professional nurses in the United States.
H-lb is temporarily employed in the United States, with special talents and professional staff.
H-2a agricultural personnel engaged in short-term or seasonal work.
H-2b Skilled or unskilled workers engaged in temporary service or manual work.
H-3 temporary trainees.
Spouses of H-4H- 1, H-2, H-3 visa holders and unmarried children under 2 1 year old.
1. Journalists and their spouses and unmarried children under the age of 265438 +0.
J- 1 exchange visiting scholars.
J-2J- 1 spouse of visa holder and unmarried children under 2 1 year old.
K- 1 fiance (wife) of an American citizen.
K-2K- 1 Unmarried children with visa holders under 2 1 one year old.
L- 1 internal transfer of personnel in multinational companies.
L-2L- 1 spouse of visa holder and unmarried female under 2 1 year old.
M- 1 Students who are learning short-term vocational skills.
M-2M- 1 spouse of visa holder and unmarried children under 2 1 year old.
O- 1 People with special talents in science, art, education, business or sports.
O-2 accompanied the O- 1 visa holder to the United States.
O-3O- 1 visa holder's family.
P- 1 is an internationally renowned athlete and a member of entertainment groups.
P-2 members of performing arts groups participating in exchange programs.
P-3 A performing artist or member of an entertainment group with unique significance.
Spouses of P-4P- 1, P-2 and P-3 holders and unmarried women under 2 1 year old.
Q- 1 participants in international cultural exchange programs.
Q-2Q- 1 the holder's spouse and unmarried children under the age of 2 1.
R- 1 recognized religious priest.
R-2R- 1 the holder's spouse and unmarried children under the age of 2 1.
NATO -( 1-7) Foreigners and their related personnel stationed in the United States according to the North Atlantic Treaty.