Foreign Government Officials:
- A-1: Ambassadors, public ministers, diplomatic and other career government officials and their families.
- A-2: Other foreign government officials and their families.
- A-3: Personal staff of those falling into either above classification.
Visitors:
Aliens in Transit:
Crewmen:
- D-1: Crewmembers arriving/departing on same vessel
- D-2: Crewmembers departing by means other than arrival vessel
Treaty Traders & Investors:
- E-1: Treaty Traders & spouse/children
- E-2: Treaty Investors & spouse/children
Academic Students:
- F-1: Academic Students
- F-2: Spouse or Child of F-1 Academic Student
- Foreign Government Officials to International Organizations:
- G-1: Principal resident representative to international organization (from recognized member government) & family
- G-2: Other representatives from/to same & family
- G-3: Representative to international organization from non-recognized foreign government & family
- G-4: International organization officer or employee & family
- G-5: Personal staff of G-1 through G-4
Temporary Workers:
Foreign Media Representatives:
Exchange Visitors:
Family or Family-to-Be of U.S. Citizens:
- K-1: Fiance(e) of U.S. Citizens
- K-2: Minor Child of K-1
- K-3: Spouse of U.S. Citizens
- K-4: Child of K-3
Intracompany Transferees:
- L-1A: Executive & Managerial Staff
- L-1B: Specialized Knowledge
- L-2: Spouse or Child of L-1
Non-Academic/Vocational Students:
NATO:
- NATO-1: Principal Permanent Representative of Member State to NATO & their official staff and families
- NATO-2: Other Representatives of Member & Some Status of Forces entering Force Members and their dependents
- NATO-3: Official Clerical Staff accompanying Representatives to NATO & their families
- NATO-4: NATO Official & family
- NATO-5: Expert (Non-NATO Official) employed by NATO & family
- NATO-6: Civilian Component attached to SoF Force or Allied Headquarters & dependents
- NATO-7: Personal Staff of NATO-1 through NATO-6 or immediate family
Workers with Extraordinary Abilities:
- O-1: Workers with Extraordinary Abilities in Sciences, Arts, Education, Business, or Athletics
- O-2: Aliens accompanying O-1
- O-3: Spouse or Child of O-1 or O-2
Athletes and Entertainers:
International Cultural Exchange Visitors:
Religious Workers:
- R-1: Religious Workers
- R-2: Spouse or Child of R-1
Witness or Informant:
- S-5: Organized Crime Informant
- S-6: Terrorist Informant
Trafficking Victims:
- T-1: Victims of severe trafficking in persons
- T-2: Spouse of victim of severe trafficking in persons
- T-3: Child of victim of severe trafficking in persons
- T-4: Parent of T-1 victim, if victim is under 21 years of age
NAFTA:
- TN: Trade Visas (Canadians & Mexicans)
- TD: Spouse or Child accompanying TN
Crime Victims:
- U-1: Victims of Certain Criminal Activity
- U-2: Spouse of U-1
- U-3: Child of U-1
- U-4: Parent of U-1, if U-1 is under 21 years of age
Families of Permanent Residents:
- V-1: Spouse of an LPR*
- V-2: Child of an LPR*
- V-3: Derivative Child of a V-1 or V-2
* Additional requirements apply—for complete information visit www.uscis.gov
Temporary Protected Status:
- TPS: Temporary Protected Status