What are the types of visas in the United States?

1. immigrant visas (to obtain green cards) 2. non-immigrant visas

in order to give readers a preliminary understanding of non-immigrant visas in the United States, here are some kinds of non-immigrant visas. In this way, readers can learn more about the relevant visa regulations according to their actual situation or interesting content.

List of non-immigrant visa codes

Visa codes

A-1 ambassadors, ministers, government ministers, career diplomats or consular officers and their families.

A-2 other foreign government officials or employees and their families.

Attaché s, attendants or private employees of A-3A-1 and A-2 visa holders and their immediate family members.

B-1 business inspection personnel.

B-2 short-term sightseeing tourists and short-term visiting relatives.

C-1 foreigners transiting the United States.

C-2 foreigners transiting the United States to the United nations headquarters.

C-3 the representatives of foreign governments that are not recognized by the United States or foreign governments that are not members of the United nations and their representatives sent to international institutions, their entourage and their families transit through the United States.

D-1 seafarers or airmen (those who left the country with the original ship or plane).

D-2 seamen or aircraft personnel (those who do not leave the country with the original ship or aircraft).

E-1 traders from countries with trade agreements with the United States, their spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21.

E-2 Unmarried children under the age of 21 of investors and their spouses from countries that have trade agreements with the United States.

F-1 scholar or student.

F-2 spouses of scholars or students and unmarried children under the age of 21.

G-1 the main permanent representatives, employees and their immediate family members of foreign governments accredited to international institutions recognized by the United States.

G-2 other representatives of foreign governments accredited to international institutions recognized by the United States and their immediate family members.

G-3 representatives of foreign governments and their immediate family members who are eligible to obtain visas, but whose governments are not recognized by the U.S. government and are not members of the agency.

G-4 officials or employees serving in international organizations and their immediate family members.

Attaché s, attendants or private employees of G-5g-1, G-2, G-3 and G-4 visa holders and their families.

H-la is temporarily employed as a professional nurse in the United States.

H-lb is temporarily employed by the United States, with special talents and professional staff.

H-2a agricultural personnel engaged in short-term or seasonal work.

H-2b skilled or unskilled workers engaged in temporary services or manual work.

H-3 temporary trainees.

spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21 of H-4H-1, H-2 and H-3 visa holders.

I journalists and their spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21.

J-1 exchange visiting scholars.

the spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21 of the J-2J-1 visa holder.

K-1 fiance (wife) of an American citizen.

unmarried children under the age of 21 of K-2K-1 visa holders.

L-1 internal deployment of personnel in multinational companies.

spouses of L-2L-1 visa holders and unmarried women under the age of 21.

M-1 students who study short-term vocational skills.

the spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21 of the M-2m-1 visa holder.

O-1 people with special talents in science, art, education, business or sports.

O-2' s entourage who came to the United States with O-1 visa holders.

O-3O-1 visa holder's family.

P-1 is an internationally renowned athlete and member of entertainment groups.

P-2 members of performing entertainment groups participating in the exchange program.

P-3 A performing artist or member of an entertainment group with unique significance.

spouses of holders of P-4P-1, P-2 and P-3 and unmarried women under the age of 21.

Q-1 participants in the international cultural exchange program.

Q-2Q-1 holder's spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21.

R-1 is a recognized religious priest.

the spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21 of the holder of R-2R-1.

NATO-(1-7) Foreigners and their related personnel stationed in the United States according to the North Atlantic Treaty.