Attachment I

 
Temporary Visas
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 NONIMMIGRANT VISA REFERENCE CHART
 
 
A-1,A-2,A-3 Ambassadors, public ministers, diplomats or consular officers assigned to represent their country in the U.S., their immediate families and servants
 
B-1 Temporary business visitors
 
B-2 Temporary visitors for pleasure
 
C-1 Aliens in transit through the U.S. to a third country
 
D Crewmen of aircraft or sea vessels
 
E-1 Treaty trader, spouse and minor children
 
E-2 Treaty investor, spouse and minor children
 
F-1 Students pursing academic courses of study
 
F-2 Spouse and minor children of F-1
 
G-1 thru 5 Representatives of international organizations like the United Nations and the World Bank, their family, staff and servants
 
H-1B Specialty occupations
 
H-2A Agricultural temporary workers
 
H-2B Non-agricultural temporary workers
 
H-3 Temporary trainees, special education
 
H-4 Spouse and minor children of H-1, H-2 and H-3 visa holders
 
I Representatives of foreign information media, and their family
 
J-1 Exchange visitors
 
J-2 Spouse and minor children of J-1 visa holders
 
K-1 Alien fiancé or fiancé of U.S. citizen and minor children
 
 
Immigration Made Simple
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L-1 Temporary intra-company transferees
 
L-2  Spouse and minor children of L-1 visa holder
 
M-1 Students enrolled in vocational educational programs
 
M-2 Spouse and minor children of M-1 visa holders
 
N-1 thru 7 NATO visa holders
 
O-1,O-2,O-3 Extraordinary aliens, essential support and family
 
P-1,P-2,P-3 Athletes, Entertainers
 
Q Cultural exchange
 
R-1 Religious workers
 
R-2 Spouse and minor children of religious workers
 
 
Visa Short Spell-out Medium Spell-out Long Spell-out
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 Citizen US Citizen US Citizen
 
A1 Visa A1 Visa A1 Visa A1
A2 Visa A2 Visa A2 Visa A2
A3 Visa A3 Visa A3 Visa A3
ADJ Adj. Apl. Adj. Applicant Adjusted Applicant
ASY Asylum Asylum Asylum
B2 Visa B2 Visa B2 Visa B2
E1 Visa E1 Visa E1 Visa E1
E2 Visa E2 Visa E2 Visa E2
F1 Visa F1 Visa F1 Visa F1
H1 Visa H1 Visa H1 Visa H1
H4 Visa H4 Visa H4 Visa H4
J1 Visa J1 Visa J1 Visa J1
J2 Visa J2 Visa J2 Visa J2
K1 Visa K1 Visa K1 Visa K1
L1 Visa L1 Visa L1 Visa L1
L2 Visa L2 Visa L2 Visa L2
OTHER Other Visa Other Visa Other
PERM Perm Perm. Resident Permanent Resident
PERMV Perm Vfd Perm. Resident Vf Permanent Resident
 Verified
REF Refugee Refugee Refugee