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03 What does XX non-immigrant visa mean?

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    |  Visa Type  | Dependent Visa |          Description                 	|
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    |   A         |                |  Diplomat				  	|
    |             |                |  Foreign Government Officials        	|
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    |   B-1       |                | Visitor's visa [Business]            	|
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    |   B-2       |                | Visitor's visa [pleasure/tourist]    	|
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    |   C         |                | Aliens in Transit Visa               	|
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    |   D         |                | Crewman                              	|
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    |   E1    |                | Treaty Trader                        		|
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    |   E2    |                | Treaty Investor                      		|
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    |   F1    |  F2            |  Foreign Student Visa,               		|
    |         |                |  Dependent cannot work               		|
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    |   G     |                | International Organization Employee  		|
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    |   H-1B  |  H4            | Work Permit [Temporary Worker]       		|
    |         |                | Dependent cannot work                		|
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    |   I     |                | Foreign Information Media[Journalist]| 	|
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    |   J1    |  J2            | Exchange visitor/scholar/post-doc.   		|
    |         |                | Student can work off-campus if       		|
    |         |                | International Student Office gives a 		|
    |         |                | letter of authorization. May be      		|
    |         |                | subjected to 2 year presence in the  		|
    |         |                | home country requirement.            		|
    |         |                | Dependent can work but needs to get  		|
    |         |                | needs to get the permission from INS 		|
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    |   K1    |  K2            | K1 - for direct fiancee of US citizen		|
    |         |                | K2 - for children of fiancee         		|
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    |   L-1   |  L-2           | Intra-Company Transferee             		|
    |         |                | See L1 Visa section of this FAQ for  		|
    |         |                | more details                         		|
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    |   M     |                | Vocational Student                   		|
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    |   N     |                | Parents of certain Special Immigrants		|
    |         |                | special immigrant status             		|
    |         |                | (retired officers/employees          		|
    |         |                | previously accorded G-4 visa status) 		|
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    |   O     |                | aliens of extraordinary ability in   		|
    |         |                | the sciences, arts, education,       		|
    |         |                | business, or athletics               		|
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    |
    |   P1	  |  P2	   | Renowned artists, entertainers and   
    |		  |		   | athletes coming for internationally  				|    |		  |		   | recognized or culturally unique 
    |		  |		   | performances						  				|
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    |   Q     |        | Participants in international        		     |
    |         |        | cultural exchange programs which     				   |
    |		  |		   | provide practical training, 		  				|
    |		  |		   | employment and which involve the     				|
    |		  |		   | sharing of history, culture          				|
    |		  |		   | traditions of the applicant's country				|
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    |   R     |        | Certain religious workers			  				|
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    |   NATO  |        | Representatives and staff of member  				   |
    |		  |		   | states to NATO              	  					|
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