Worker Visas

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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