What are the types of non-immigrant visas in the United States?

American visas are divided into immigrant visas and non-immigrant visas, and immigrant visas are subdivided, and there are more than a dozen non-immigrant visas. Be sure to find out your visa type before applying for a visa. If the ultimate goal is to immigrate, it depends on which visa is conducive to future immigration. According to American immigration law, American visas can be divided into immigrant visas and non-immigrant visas.

non-immigrant visa

Mainly for? Short term? Or? Tourists visit? Visa, only allows you to make a temporary short-term stay in the United States, although? Short term? The stay may be as long as several years. The categories of non-immigrant visas are mainly classified according to the main purpose of the applicant's visit to the United States. With a few exceptions, people who come to the United States with non-immigrant visas can only engage in matters related to their visa types in the United States.

American visas are divided into 18 and 48 categories. Categories are sorted by English letters, from A to R, and categories are sorted by numbers under the category letters, namely A- 1, A-2, etc. , the other two categories are special visa-free, marked WB &；; WT and GB> 18 categories are:

Class a diplomat

A- 1。 Foreign ambassadors, senior officials, diplomatic or consular officials and their families

A-2。 Other foreign government officials or employees and their family members.

A-3' s waiter, servant or personal assistant. A- 1 and A-2 visa holders and their families.

Class b short-term tourists

B- 1。 Short business visit

B-2。 Short - term travel

Specific classification:

Business/conference (B 1)

Tourism/Medical (B2) Tourism/Medical (B2)

Business/personal (B 1/B2) Business/personal visit (B 1/B2)

Class C transport personnel

C- 1。 Alien transit

C2。 Entry/transit of qualified foreigners to and from United Nations Headquarters and foreign countries.

C3 explosive. Transit of foreign government officials, family members, waiters, servants and personal assistants

Class d crew

D- flight attendant

E-class special investors

E- 1。 Businessmen, spouses and minor children

E-2。 Investors, spouses and minor children

F-level students

F- 1。 A full-time student enrolled in a law school.

F-2。 Spouses and minor children of students

Personnel of class G international organizations

G- 1。 Chief representatives, members and their families of foreign government member countries recognized by international organizations.

G2。 Representatives of other recognized members of foreign governments

G3。 Chief representatives, members and their families of non-member countries of international organizations not recognized by foreign governments.

G-4。 Officials or staff members of international organizations and their families

G-5 waiters, servants or personal assistants and family members. G- 1, G-2, G-3, G-4 visa holders.

Class h special skill personnel

H- 1A。 Professional nurse

H- 1B。 Short-term professional workers in designated occupations

2A。 Short-term or seasonal short-term agricultural workers

2B。 Skilled and unskilled workers engaged in short-term service or labor

H-3。 intern

H-4' s spouse and minor children. H- 1, H-2 and H-3.

First-class reporter

I. Representatives of foreign media, spouses and minor children

J-class visiting scholar

J- 1。 Exchange visiting scholars of approved projects

J-2. J- 1 spouses and children of exchange visiting scholars

Spouses and children of class k Americans

K- 1。 The fiance (wife) of an American citizen immigrated to the United States.

K-2。 K- 1 children of fiancee

L-level personnel of multinational companies

L- 1A。 Executives and managers of American branches

L- 1B。 Professional knowledge staff

L-2。 Spouses and children of L- 1