Non-Immigrant Visas
J. Scott Nooney &
Associates can assist families in bringing relatives and friends from abroad
to the United States for temporary stays.
Non-Immigrant Visas
generally do not allow an individual to work while in the United States, though
there are exceptions. Please contact J. Scott Nooney & Associates for
more information.
A-1 Duly accredited
ambassador, public minister or career diplomatic consular officer, and members
of immediate family
A-2 Other accredited
government employees and their family members
A-3 On basis of reciprocity,
attendants, servants, personal employees and members of their immediate
families, of A-1 and A-2 nonimmigrants
B-1 Business Visitor
B-2 Visitor for Pleasure
C-1 Alien in continuous
transit through the U.S.
C-2 Alien in transit to U.N.
Headquarters District
C-3 Foreign government
officials, their immediate family, attendants, servants or personal employees,
in transit
D Crew member, landing with
his/her vessel or aircraft, intending to depart with it.
E-1 Treaty Traders, and
their immediate families
E-2 Treaty Investors, and
their immediate families
F-1 Student coming to pursue
a full course of academic study or language training
F-2 Spouse & minor child
of student
G-1 Designated principal
resident representative to international organizations in the U.S. of
recognized foreign government, members of the representative's staff, and
members of their immediate families
G-2 Other accredited
representatives and their immediate families
G-3 Representatives to
international organizations in the U.S. of governments not recognized de jure
by the U.S.
G-4 Officers and employees
of international organizations recognized under the International
Organizations Immunities Act (59 Stat. 669)
G-5 Attendants, servants and
personal employees of the foregoing international representatives, and their
immediate families
H-1A Formerly Registered
Nurses. This provision expired in September, 1997, and was formally repealed
on November 12, 1999 by an act of Congress.
H-1B Temporary workers in
specialty occupation (professionals) and fashion models of outstanding merit
and ability
H-1C Registered Nurses
working in Health Care Professional Shortage Areas (Established November 12,
1999, to provide 500 nursing positions per year in areas lacking sufficient
professional nurses.)
H-2A Temporary agricultural
labor coming to a temporary (seasonal) job
H-2B Temporary
nonagricultural labor coming to a temporary job, other than to perform
services as a member of the medical profession
H-3 Trainees, other than to
receive graduate medical education
H-4 Spouses and minor
children of H visa nonimmigrants
I Representatives of foreign
information media, their spouses and minor children
J-1 Exchange Visitors
J-2 Spouse and minor
children of Exchange Visitors
K-1 Fiancé(e) of U.S.
citizen
L-1A Intracompany transferee
(executive or managerial)
L-1B Intracompany transferee
(possessing specialized knowledge)
L-2 Spouses and minor
children of L-1 nonimmigrants
M-1 Student, vocational or
other recognized nonacademic study
M-2 Spouses and minor
children of M students
N NATO categories. These are
each highly specialized and bear visa symbols from N_1 through N-9, none of
which will be addressed in this paper
O-1 Aliens with
extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletics
O-2 Accompanying support
staff of O-1 nonimmigrants
O-3 Dependents of O-1 and
O-2 nonimmigrants
P-1 Internationally
recognized athletes or members of internationally recognized entertainment
groups
P-2 Artist or entertainer in
a reciprocal exchange program
P-3 Artist or entertainer in
a culturally unique program
P-4 Spouse or minor child of
P-1, P-2 or P-3 nonimmigrant
Q Participant in an
international cultural exchange program
R-1 Alien in a religious
occupation
R-2 Spouse or child of R-1
S-5 Aliens supplying
critical information relating to a criminal organization or enterprise
S-6 Aliens supplying
critical information relating to terrorism
S-7 Qualified family members
of S-5 and S-6 nonimmigrants
TN North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA) temporary entrants from Canada or Mexico.