03 What does XX non-immigrant visa mean?
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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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