Types of Visas

The U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act provides several categories of nonimmigrant visas. Below, you will find a chart with links describing the different visa categories:

Visa Category	Description
A-1/A-2 Visa	Diplomats & Foreign Government Officials
A-3 Visa	Domestic Employee of a A-1/A-2 Visa holder
B-1 Visa	Business Visas, Domestic Employees, Academics, Researchers and Students, Business Visas/OCS
B-2 Visa	Holiday, Tourism, and Medical Treatment
C-1 Visa	Transit Visas
C-1/D Visa	Crewmembers (Air and Sea)
E-1/E-2 Visa	Treaty Traders
F-1/M-1 Visa	Students: Academic and Vocational
K Visa	Persons Engaged to be Married to a U.S. Citizen
G-1/G-4 Visa	International Organization Employees
G-5 Visa	Domestic Employee of a G-1/G-4 Visa holder
H-1/H-3 Visa	Employmet Based Visas
L-1 Visa	Intracompany Transfers
I Visa	Journalists and Media
J-1 Visa	Exchange Students and Academics
O-1/2 or P-1/3 Visa	Persons of Extraordinay Ability
R-1 Visa	Religious Workers