United States visa types

Guide to the U.S. L-1A visa for managers and executives, including qualifying relationship rules, one-year employment abroad, documents, and processing time.

The H-1B visa lets a U.S. employer hire you for work that requires specialized knowledge and a specific academic background.

The EB-1 category covers three distinct groups of workers at the top tier of employment-based immigration.

The L-1B Intracompany Transferee (Specialized Knowledge) category allows a company to move a qualifying employee from a foreign office to a U.S. office.

The EB-2 category is part of the U.S. employment-based immigration system for professionals with advanced qualifications or exceptional ability.

The EB-3 category allows you to seek permanent residence in the United States based on a qualifying job offer.

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa lets you pursue lawful permanent residence in the United States through a qualifying investment.

The J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa allows you to enter the United States to join approved exchange programs in education, training, research, teaching.

The O-1 visa covers temporary work in the U.S. for individuals at the top of their field.

The P-1 visa allows internationally recognized athletes and entertainers to enter the United States for temporary work.

The R-1 classification allows you to enter the United States temporarily to perform specific religious work for a qualified nonprofit organization.

The H-2A visa allows U.S. employers to bring foreign nationals to the United States for temporary or seasonal agricultural labor when qualified U.S.

The H-2B classification allows U.S. employers to hire foreign nationals for temporary, non-agricultural jobs.

The E-2 Treaty Investor classification allows you to enter the United States based on a substantial investment in a U.S. business.

The TN category allows eligible Canadians and Mexicans to enter the U.S. for temporary, professional-level business activities.

The E-1 classification allows entry to the United States for nationals of treaty countries to carry out international trade.

The E-3 visa allows Australian citizens to work in the United States in a qualifying specialty occupation.

The H-1B1 classification allows professionals from Chile and Singapore to work in the United States in specialty occupations.

Explore the EB-4 Special Immigrant Visa for religious workers and juveniles in the U.S. File Form I-485 to adjust status while present in the country.

The H-3 classification is for nonimmigrants who want to receive specific training or participate in a structured special education exchange program in the.

The P-2 classification allows you to enter the United States temporarily to perform through a formal reciprocal exchange program.

The P-3 visa allows you to enter the United States temporarily to perform, teach, or coach in a culturally unique program. A U.S.

The Q-1 Cultural Exchange Visa allows you to enter the United States to take part in an approved international cultural exchange program.

The D visa allows you into the United States as a working crewmember on a commercial sea vessel or international airline.

The C1/D visa allows you to travel through the United States and serve as a working crewmember on a vessel or aircraft.

The I visa allows you to enter the United States to perform professional media work for a foreign-based organization.

Combined intracompany transfer cluster for L-1A and L-1B.

The F-1 student visa allows you to study full time in the United States at an approved academic institution.

The M-1 visa allows you to enter the United States for full-time vocational or non-academic study.

The K-1 Fiancé(e) Visa allows a U.S. citizen to bring a foreign fiancé(e) to the United States for marriage by filing a petition with USCIS.

The IR-1 immigrant visa allows you to immigrate to the United States as the spouse of a U.S. citizen.

The CR-1 conditional resident visa allows you to sponsor your foreign national spouse for lawful permanent residence in the United States.

The IR-2 immigrant visa allows certain children of U.S. citizens to immigrate permanently through family-based immigration.

The IR-5 Immigrant Visa lets a U.S. citizen sponsor a parent for permanent residence.

The F2A immigrant visa gives certain close family members of lawful permanent residents the chance to immigrate to the United States.

The F2B category allows certain adult children of lawful permanent residents to immigrate through family-based immigration.

The H-4 visa lets certain family members of H-1b visa workers stay in the United States in a lawful dependent status.

The L-2 visa allows certain family members of an L-1 visa holder to live in the United States on a temporary basis.

The F-2 visa allows certain family members of an F-1 visa Student to stay in the United States during the Student’s academic program.

The O-2 visa lets essential support personnel accompany and work with an O-1 visa holder in the United States.

The O-3 visa allows certain family members of O-1 visa and O-2 visa holders to stay in the United States with the principal beneficiary.

The J-2 dependent visa allows your immediate family to stay with you in the United States while you participate in an approved exchange program.

The M-2 visa lets certain family members of an M-1 visa vocational student stay in the United States during the student’s program.

The TD classification allows certain family members of a TN professional to enter or remain in the United States.

The K-2 classification allows a child of a K-1 visa Fiancé(e) Visa applicant to seek entry to the United States.

The K-3 visa allows you to enter the United States as the spouse of a U.S. citizen while your immigrant petition moves through the family-based immigration.

The K-4 visa allows certain children of a K-3 visa spouse to enter and stay in the United States temporarily.

The B-1/B-2 visa is for those who want to enter the United States temporarily for business, tourism, or both.

The C-1 transit visa allows you to pass through the United States while traveling to another country.

T visa status gives you temporary immigration protection if you are a victim of a severe form of human trafficking. You apply with Form I-914 through USCIS.

The U Nonimmigrant Status, or U visa, is specifically designed for noncitizens who have been victims of certain crimes in the United States and have suffered.

Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) classification is part of the employment-based, fourth preference (EB-4 visa) immigrant visa category.

Asylum in the United States allows you to request protection if you fear persecution in your home country. You apply by filing Form I-589 with U.S.

Refugee resettlement allows you to seek protection in the United States if you face persecution and remain outside the country.

A VAWA self-petition gives you the ability to apply for lawful permanent residence without the abuser’s involvement. You file directly with U.S.

The diversity visa Lottery offers an opportunity to seek permanent residence in the United States if you’re from a country with historically low immigration.

The A-1 Diplomat Visa is for foreign government officials and diplomats traveling to the United States for official government business.

The G visa classification allows entry to the United States for official duties with a designated international organization.