Immigration Services Provided:
Non-Immigration Visas
There are several non-immigrant visas available to persons wishing to enter the United States temporarily for study, work or some other purpose. These visas can be granted for six months to five years.
Non-Immigration Visas Categories
There are 18 categories of non-immigrant visas, each of which is designated by a letter, as shown in the table below:
Category |
Qualification |
|
A |
Ambassadors, diplomats, accredited officials and employees of foreign governments, and their immediate families, plus their personal attendants, servants and employees. |
|
B |
Business and tourist visitors. |
|
C |
Foreign travelers in transit through America. |
|
D |
Crew members of aircraft and ships who need to land temporarily in |
|
E |
Treaty traders and investors and their immediate families. |
|
F |
Academic or language students and their immediate families. |
|
G |
Representatives of foreign governments coming to America to work for international organizations, NATO employees, and their immediate families. |
|
H |
Registered nurses, persons working in specialty occupations, temporary agricultural and other temporary workers, trainees and their immediate families. |
|
I |
Foreign information media representatives and their immediate families. |
|
J |
Exchange visitors and their immediate families. |
|
K |
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens coming to America to get married and their unmarried children, spouses of US Citizens. |
|
L |
Intra-company transferees and their immediate families. |
|
M |
Vocational or other non-academic students and their immediate families. |
|
N |
Children or Parents of certain special immigrants. |
|
O |
Persons of extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletics, essential support staff, and their immediate families. |
|
P |
Internationally recognized athletes, entertainers, exchange program entertainers, artists and entertainers in culturally unique groups and their immediate families. |
|
Q |
Exchange visitors in international cultural exchange programs ad their immediate families. |
|
R |
Ministers of recognized religions and their immediate families. |
|
T |
Victims of severe forms of human trafficking. |
|
TN |
Canadian and Mexican citizens who are professionals under NAFTA. |
|
V |
Spouse or child of a Permanent Resident who is the beneficiary of a petition file before December 21, 2000. |
