Immigration Classifications

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A1

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Ambassadors, Public Ministers, Heads of State (Queen Elizabeth, Tony Blair and the like

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A2

Back 2

Other Government Officials (on official business)

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A3

Back 3

Employees of A1 & 2. Such as housekeeper, etc...

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B1

Back 4

Visitor for business

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B2

Back 5

Visitor for personal (Vacation, school placement exams, etc...)

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C1

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Transit through US

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C2

Back 7

Transit directly to the United Nations HQ (in NYC)

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C3

Back 8

Foreign diplomat and party in transit through US to official posting outside US (Example: Ambassador of Ireland assigned to Peru transiting through Miami on the way to Peru)
TWOV (sometimes known as

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C4

Back 9

No longer used. previously in transit without a visa. (Blue I-94)

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D1

Back 10

Crewmember departing on same vessel/airline

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D2

Back 11

Crewmember departing on different vessel/airline

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E1

Back 12

Treaty Trader, and party

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E2

Back 13

Treaty Investor, and party

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F1

Back 14

Student (academic)

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F2

Back 15

Student's dependent (spouse/child)

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G1

Back 16

Principal RESIDENT representative of foreign member Gov't to International Organization (Ambassador of Honduras to the United Nations)

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G2

Back 17

Temporary Representative of foreign government to International Organization. (Example a government official attending a conference at the World Health Organization)

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G3

Back 18

Rep. of non-recognized/non-member gov't to an international organization (an example escapes me at the moment)

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G4

Back 19

Employee of of an international organization (Secretary to Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General)

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G5

Back 20

Domestic Staff of G1-G4, employees of G1-4

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H1A

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Nurses (don't believe any of these are still seen)

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H1B

Back 22

Specialty Occupations- Computer Programmers, Models. I've seen a waiter with an H1B, if you can believe it.

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H2A

Back 23

Temp. Agricultural Worker

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H2B

Back 24

Temp Skilled Worker

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H3

Back 25

Trainee

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H4

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Spouse/child of H1a-H3

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I

Back 27

Foreign media

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J1

Back 28

Exchange visitor (could be a student, a camp-counselor, etc...)

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J2

Back 29

Spouse/child of J1

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K1

Back 30

Fiancée of US Citizen

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K2

Back 31

child of K1

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K3

Back 32

Spouse of US Citizen (awaiting Adjustment, semi-complicated)

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K4

Back 33

Child of K3

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L1

Back 34

Intra-company Transferee (Manager for BMW assigned to US office)

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L2

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Spouse/child of L1

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M1

Back 36

Student (Vocational- pilot student, I think Mohammed Atta had an M1 at some point.

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M2

Back 37

Spouse/child of M1

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M3

Back 38

Canadian/Mexican commuter student (I've never seen one)

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N8

Back 39

Parent of SK-3 or SN-3 (Never seen one)

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N9

Back 40

Child of N-8 or SK-1, SK-2, SK-4, SN-1, SN-2, SN-4 (Never seen one)

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NATO-1

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Principal Perm. Rep of member state to NATO

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NATO-2

Back 42

Other Rep. of member state to NATO

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NATO-3

Back 43

Office/staff accompanying above

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NATO-4

Back 44

Official of NATO (doesn't fit above)

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NATO-5

Back 45

Expert, but not an official of NATO that would fit under NATO4

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NATO-6

Back 46

Member of Civilian Force component, blah, blah, blah, (long explanation in CFR)

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NATO-7

Back 47

Personal Employee/domestic staff of NATO1-6

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ALL NATO

Back 48

include immediate family in the individual class, for example, a NATO2's wife and kid is a NATO2

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O1

Back 49

Alien with extraordinary ability (Sting, Ozzy Osbourne, Einstein could've qualified too)

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O2

Back 50

Accompanying O1 (Manager for Sting, etc...)

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O3

Back 51

Spouse/child of O1 or O2

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P1

Back 52

Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group

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P2

Back 53

Artist or Entertainer in an exchange program

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P3

Back 54

Artist/Entertainer in culturally unique program (Japanese Kabuki)

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P4

Back 55

Spouse/child of P1-3

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Q1

Back 56

Participant in International Cultural Exchange Program, aka: Disney Visa. (If you've been to EPCOT Center in Disney, you've met these people in the countries). Also used by other than Disney

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Q2

Back 57

Irish Peace Process Program Participant (also known as Morrison Visa)

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Q3

Back 58

Spouse child of Q2

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R1

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Alien in Religious Occupation (Priest, Rabbi, Imam, etc...)

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R2

Back 60

Spouse/child of R1

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S5A

Back 61

Informant (Snitch) Criminal Organization

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S5B

Back 62

Informant (Snitch) Terrorist Organization

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T1

Back 63

Victim of Human Trafficking

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T2

Back 64

Spouse of T1

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T3

Back 65

Child of T1

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T4

Back 66

Parent of T1

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TN

Back 67

NAFTA professional

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TD

Back 68

Spouse/child of TN

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U1

Back 69

Victim of criminal activity

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U2

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Spouse of U1

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U3

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Child of U1

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U4

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Parent of U1

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V1

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Spouse of LPR (awaiting adjustment of status) (LPR=lawfully admitted for permanent residence)

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V2

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child of LPR (see above)

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V3

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Child of V1 or V2

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WB

Back 76

Visa Waiver visitor for business

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WT

Back 77

Visa Waiver visitor for personal/pleasure