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A-1. Ambassadors, public ministers or career diplomats and
their immediate family members.
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A-2. Other accredited officials or employees of foreign
governments and their immediate family members.
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A-3. Personal attendants, servants or employees and the
immediate family members of A-1 and A-2 visa holders.
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B-1. Business visitors.
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B-2. Visitors for tourism or medical treatment.
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C-1. Foreign travelers in immediate and continuous transit
through the U.S.
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D-1. Crewmen who need to land temporarily in the U.S. and
who will depart aboard the same ship or plane on which they arrived.
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E-1. Treaty traders working for a U.S. trading company
that does 50% or more of its business with the trader's home
country.
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E-2. Treaty investors working for a U.S. company with 50%
or more of its investment capital coming from the worker's home
country.
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F-1. Academic or language students.
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F-2. Immediate family members of F-1 visa holders.
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G-1. Designated principal resident representatives of
foreign governments coming to the U.S. to work for an international
organization and their staff members and immediate family members.
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G-2. Other accredited representatives of foreign
governments coming to the U.S. to work for an international
organization and their immediate family members.
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G-3. Representatives of foreign governments and their
immediate family members who would ordinarily qualify for G-1 or G-2
visas except that their governments are not members of an
international organization.
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G-4. Officers or employees of international organizations
and their immediate family members.
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G-5. Attendants, servants and personal employees of G-1
through G-4 visa holders and their immediate family members.
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H-1B. Persons working in specialty occupations requiring
at least a bachelor's degree or its equivalent in on-the-job
experience and distinguished fashion models.
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H-2A. Temporary agricultural workers coming to the U.S. to
fill positions for which a temporary shortage of American workers
has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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H-2B. Temporary workers of
various kinds coming to the U.S. to perform temporary jobs for
which there is a shortage of available qualified American workers.
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H-3. Temporary trainees coming for on-the-job training
unavailable in their home countries.
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H-4. Immediate family members of H-1, H-2 or H-3 visa
holders.
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I. Bona fide representatives of the foreign press coming
to the U.S. to work solely in that capacity and their immediate
family members.
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J-1. Exchange visitors coming to the U.S. to study, work
or train as part of an exchange program officially recognized by the
U.S. Information Agency.
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J-2. Immediate family members of J-1 visa holders.
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K-1. Fiancés or fiancées of U.S. citizens coming to the
U.S. for the purpose of getting married.
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K-2. Minor, unmarried children of K-1 visa holders.
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K-3. Spouses of U.S. citizen petitioners awaiting INS
approval of their immigrant visa petition and the availability of an
immigrant visa.
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K-4. Children of K-3 visa holders.
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L-1. Intracompany transferees who work as managers,
executives or persons with specialized knowledge.
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L-2. Immediate family members of L-1 visa holders.
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M-1. Vocational or other nonacademic students, other than
language students.
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M-2. Immediate family
members of M-1 visa holders.
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N. Children of certain special immigrants.
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NATO-1, NATO-2, NATO-3, NATO-4 and NATO-5.
Associates
coming to the U.S. under applicable provisions of the NATO Treaty
and their immediate family members.
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NATO-6. Civilians accompanying military forces on missions
authorized under the NATO Treaty and their immediate family members.
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NATO-7. Attendants, servants or personal employees of
NATO-1 through NATO-6 visas holders and their immediate family
members.
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O-1. Persons of extraordinary ability in the sciences,
arts, education, business or athletics.
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O-2. Essential support staff of O-1 visa holders.
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O-3. Immediate family members of O-1 and O-2 visa holders.
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P-1. Internationally recognized athletes and entertainers
and their essential support staff.
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P-2. Entertainers coming to perform in the U.S. through a
government-recognized exchange program.
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P-3. Artists and entertainers coming to the U.S. in a
group to present culturally unique performances.
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P-4. Immediate family members of P-1, P-2 and P-3 visa
holders.
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Q-1. Exchange visitors coming to the U.S. to participate
in international cultural exchange programs.
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Q-2. Immediate family members of Q-1 visa holders.
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R-1. Ministers and other workers of recognized religions.
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R-2. Immediate family members of R-1 visa holders.
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S-1. People coming to the U.S. to supply critical
information to federal or state authorities for a criminal
investigation or prosecution.
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S-2. People coming to the U.S. to provide critical
information to federal authorities or a court who will be in danger
as a result of providing such information and are eligible to
receive a reward for the information.
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S-3. Immediate family members of S-1 or S-2 visa holders.
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T. Women and children who are in the United States because
they are victims of trafficking, who are cooperating with law
enforcement and who fear extreme hardship (such as retribution) if
returned home.
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U. People who have suffered "substantial physical or
mental abuse" as a result of certain U.S. criminal violations
including domestic violence and are assisting law enforcement
authorities.
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V. Spouses and children of U.S. lawful permanent resident
petitioners who have already waited three years for the approval of
their visa petition or for an immigrant visa to become available.