| Visa Type | Definition |
|---|---|
| B-1 | Temporary business visitor to conduct activities of a commercial or professional nature. For example, consult with business associates, negotiate a contract, or attend a business conference. |
| G-4 | International Organization Officer or Employee, or Immediate Family. |
| G-5 | Attendant, Servant, or Personal Employee of G-1 through G-4 or Immediate Family. |
| H-1B1 | Free Trade Agreement workers in a specialty occupation from Chile and Singapore. |
| H-1B2 | Specialty occupations related to Department of Defense Cooperative Research and Development projects or Co-production projects. |
| H-1B3 | Fashion models of distinguished merit and ability. |
| H-1C | Registered nurses working in a health professional shortage area as determined by the U.S. Department of Labor. |
| H-2A | Temporary or seasonal agricultural workers. |
| H-2B | Temporary non-agricultural workers. |
| H-2R | Special type of H-2B visa which was temporarily provided as a way to bypass the quotas for the H-2B for individuals who had been previously issued H-2B status (enacted in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005, P.L. 109-13, 119 Stat. 231, signed into law by the President on May 11, 2005. |
| H-3 | Trainees other than medical or academic. This classification also applies to practical training in the education of handicapped children. |
| H-4 | Spouses and children under the age of twenty-one (21). |
| J-1 | Exchange Visitor. |
| J-2 | Exchange Visitor. |
| L-1A | Intracompany transferees in managerial or executive positions. |
| L-1B | Intracompany transferees in positions utilizing specialized knowledge. |
| L-2 | Spouses and Children under the age of twenty-one (21). |
| P-1 | Athletes, Entertainment Groups and Support Personnel. |
| P-2 | Individual performer or part of a group entering to perform under a reciprocal exchange program. |
| P-3 | Artists or entertainers, either an individual or group, to perform, teach, or coach under a program that is culturally unique. |
| P-4 | Spouses and Children under the age of twenty-one (21). |
| Q-1 | Persons participating in an international cultural exchange program for the purpose of providing practical training, employment, and to share the history, culture, and traditions of the alien's home country. |
| Q-2 | Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program (Walsh Visas). |
| Q-3 | Spouses and Children under the age of twenty-one (21). |
| S-7 | Qualified Family Member of S-5 or S-6. |
| Worker Visas |
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