Table of VISA Types (Table F)
Revised 12/5/14
Database Value | Visa Type Menu Listing | Resi- dency? | Visa and Description |
A1 | A-1 | YES | A-1 Ambassador, Public Minister, Career Diplomat, Consular Officer, Head of State, and immediate family members |
A2 | A-2 | YES | A-2 Other foreign government officials or employees coming to the United States and immediate family members. Includes technical and support staff of A-1 |
A3 | A-3 | YES | A-3 Attendants, Servants and Personal employees of A-1 and A-2 and immediate family members |
B1 | B-1 | no | B-1 Temporary visitor for business |
B2 | B-2 | no | B-2 Temporary visitor for pleasure |
BCC | BCC | no | BCC Border Crossing Card: Mexico |
BE | BE | no | BE Bering Straits agreement entrants |
C1 | C-1 | no | C-1 Alien in transit (direct and continuous travel through theUnited States) |
C1D | C-1D | no | C-1D Combined transit and crewman visa |
C2 | C-2 | no | C-2 Alien in transit to the U.N. headquarters |
C3 | C-3 | no | C-3 Foreign government official, members of immediate family, attendants, servants or other personal employee of official in transit through theUnited States |
C4 | C-4 | no | C-4 Transit without Visa, see TWOV |
D1 | D-1 | no | D-1 Crewmen departing on same vessel of arrival, crewmen departing on same aircraft or same airline |
D2 | D-2 | no | D-2 Crewmen departing on vessel other than one of arrival. Airmen departing on different airline that one of arrival |
E1 | E-1 | YES | E-1 Treaty trader, spouse, and children |
E2 | E-2 | YES | E-2 Treaty investor, spouse, and children coming to develop and direct a bon fide enterprise in which he/she has invested a substantial amount of capital |
E3 | E-3 | YES | E-3 Australian nationals working in specialty occupations |
E3D | E-3D | YES | E-3D Spouse or child of E-3 |
E3R | E-3R | YES | E-3R Returning E-3 |
F1 | F-1 (Student Visa) | no | F-1 Academic student |
F2 | F-2 | no | F-2 Spouse or child of student |
F3 | F-3 | no | F-3 Canadian and Mexican Academic Students who commute across theUS land border to school. |
G1 | G-1 | YES | G-1 Principal resident representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, staff, and immediate family members |
G2 | G-2 | YES | G-2 Other temporary representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization and immediate family members |
G3 | G-3 | YES | G-3 Representative of non recognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization and immediate family members |
G4 | G-4 | YES | G-4 International organization officer or employee and immediate family members |
G5 | G-5 | YES | G-5 Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G-1 through G-4 and immediate family members |
GB | GB | NO | GB Temporary visitor for business,Guam |
GT | GT | NO | GT Temporary visitor for pleasure,Guam |
H1 | H-1 | NO | H-1 Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability (Note: This VISA type no longer exists. Per CCCCO, leave in list for historical reasons; eligibility: NO.) |
H1A | H-1A | NO | H-1A Temporary worker performing services as a registered nurse (Note: This VISA type no longer exists. Per CCCCO, leave in list for historical reasons; eligibility: NO.) |
H1B | H-1B | YES | H-1B Specialty occupation (professionals), DOD workers, fashion models |
H1B1 | H-1B1 | NO | H-1B1 Specialty occupation, entering under free trade agreements withChile andSingapore |
H1C | H-1C | NO | H-1C Nurses going to work for up to 3 years in health professional shortage areas (Note: This VISA type no longer exists. Per CCCCO, leave in list for historical reasons; eligibility: NO.) |
H2A | H-2A | no | H-2A Temporary or seasonal agriculture workers |
H2B | H-2B | no | H-2B Nonagricultural temporary or seasonal workers |
H2R | H-2R | no | H-2R Returning H-2B worker |
H3 | H-3 | no | H-3 Trainee or participant in special education exchange visitor program |
H4 | H-4 | YES | H-4 Spouse or child of H-1, H-2, H-3 (parent/spouse visa type determines whether holder may or may not establish residency) |
I | I | YES | I Representative of foreign information media, spouse, and children |
J1 | J-1 | no | J-1 Exchange visitor |
J2 | J-2 | no | J-2 Spouse or minor child of exchange visitor |
K1 | K-1 | YES | K-1 Fiancé or fiancée of U.S. Citizen |
K2 | K-2 | YES | K-2 Minor child of K-1 |
K3 | K-3 | YES | K-3 Spouse of U.S. Citizen (under LIFE Act provisions) |
K4 | K-4 | YES | K-4 Child of K-3 |
L1A | L-1A | YES | L-1A Intra company transferee (executive, managerial and specialized personnel) entering to continue employment with the same employer or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof |
L1B | L-1B | YES | L-1B Executive, manager or has specialized skill of international firm |
L2 | L-2 | YES | L-2 Spouse or child of L-1 |
M1 | M-1 | no | M-1 Vocational or non-academic student |
M2 | M-2 | no | M-2 Spouse or child of M-2 |
M3 | M-3 | no | M-3 Border commuter student |
N8 | N-8 | YES | N-8 Parent of alien classified SK-3 “special immigrant” |
N9 | N-9 | YES | N-9 Child of N-8, SK-1, SK-2, or SK-4 “special immigrant” |
NATO1 | NATO-1 | YES | NATO-1 Principal permanent representative of member state to NATO and resident members of official staff or immediate family |
NATO2 | NATO-2 | YES | 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 force if issued visas |
NATO3 | NATO-3 | YES | NATO-3 Official clerical staff accompanying representative of member state to NATO or immediate family |
NATO4 | NATO-4 | YES | NATO-4 Official of NATO other than those qualified under NATO-4, employed on behalf of NATO and immediate family |
NATO5 | NATO-5 | YES | NATO-5 Expert other than NATO officials qualified under NATO-4, employed on behalf of NATO and immediate family |
NATO6 | NATO-6 | YES | NATO-6 Member of civilian component who is either accompanying a Force entering in accordance with the provision of the NATO Status-of-Forces agreement; attached to an Allied headquarters under the protocol on the Status of International Military headquarters set up pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty; and their dependents |
NATO7 | NATO-7 | YES | NATO-7 Servant or personal employee of NATO-1 through NATO-6, or immediate family |
O1 | O-1 | YES | O-1 Aliens of extraordinary ability |
O2 | O-2 | no | O-2 Accompanying alien who is coming solely to assist in the artistic or athletic performance by an O-1 |
O3 | O-3 | YES | O-3 Spouse and/or child of O-1 only (Type 0-2_is not eligible. Yes if parent or spouse has a O-1 only. Valid dates for O-3 required. |
P1 | P-1 | no | P-1 Internationally recognized professional artists, athletes, entertainers, and “essential support personnel” |
P2 | P-2 | no | P-2 Artist or entertainer in reciprocal exchange programs |
P3 | P-3 | no | P-3 Artists and entertainers coming to perform, teach, or coach a culturally unique program. |
P4 | P-4 | no | P-4 Spouses and/or children of P-1, P-2, P-3 |
Q1 | Q-1 | no | Q-1 International cultural exchange visitor |
Q2 | Q-2 | no | Q-2 Irish Peace Process cultural and training program (Walsh Visas) |
Q3 | Q-3 | no | Q-3 Spouse or child of Q-2 |
R1 | R-1 | YES | R-1 Religious workers |
R2 | R-2 | YES | R-2 Spouse or child of R-1 |
S5 | S-5 | no | S-5 Alien witness or informant possessing critical, reliable information concerning a criminal organization or enterprise whose presence in theUnited States is required for the successful investigation or prosecution of the criminal organization |
S6 | S-6 | no | S-6 Alien witness or informant possessing critical reliable information about terrorist organization, enterprise, or operation, who will be placed in danger as a result of supplying that information; and is eligible to receive a reward under separate U.S. State Department legislation |
S7 | S-7 | no | S-7 Spouse, unmarried sons and daughters, and parents of witness or informant |
T1 | T-1 | YES | T-1 Victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons (eligible for benefits of AB540 ) |
T2 | T-2 | YES | T-2 Spouse of a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons (eligible for benefits of AB540 ) |
T3 | T-3 | YES | T-3 Child of victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons (eligible for benefits of AB540 ) |
T4 | T-4 | YES | T-4 Parent of a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons (if T-1 victim is under21) (eligible for benefits of AB540 ) |
T5 | T-5 | YES | T-5 Sibling under 18 years of age of T-1 under 21 years of age (eligible for benefits of AB540 ) |
TN1 | TN1 | no | TN1 Canadian professionals under NAFTA |
TN2 | TN2 | no | TN2 Mexican professionals under NAFTA |
TD | TD | no | TD Spouse or child of TN |
TPS | TPS | YES | TPS Temporary Protected Status |
TWOV | TWOV | no | TWOV Transit without a Visa |
U1 | U-1 | YES | U-1 Victim of certain criminal activity (eligible for benefits of AB540 ) |
U2 | U-2 | YES | U-2 Spouse of U- (eligible for benefits of AB540 ) |
U3 | U-3 | YES | U-3 Child of U- (eligible for benefits of AB540 ) |
U4 | U-4 | YES | U-4 Parent of U-1, if U-1 is under 21 (eligible for benefits of AB540 ) |
U5 | U-5 | YES | U-5 Unmarried sibling of U-1 under 18 (eligible for benefits of AB540) |
V1 | V-1 | YES | V-1 Spouse of an LPR who is the principal beneficiary of a family-based petition which was filed prior to December 21, 2000, and has been pending for at least 3 years |
V2 | V-2 | YES | V-2 Child of an LPR who is the principal beneficiary of a family-based visa petition that was filed prior to December 21, 2000, and has been pending for at least 3 years |
V3 | V-3 | YES | V-3 The derivative child of a V-1 or V-2 |
WB | WB | no | WB Temporary visitor for business, visa waiver |
WT | WT | no | WT Temporary visitor for pleasure, visa waiver |
OTHR | Other | NO
| Depending on the specific other visa type, visa holder may or may not be allowed to establish residency. |