Visitor for Business/Pleasure (B)

This visa is for persons desiring to enter the US temporarily for business or pleasure.

Treaty Trader (E1)

This E category is designated for persons engaged in international trade between the U.S. and the aliens’ countries of nationality.

Treaty Investor (E2)

This E category is designated for persons engaged in investment between the U.S. and the aliens’ countries of nationality.

Student (F1)

This category includes academic students in colleges, universities, seminaries, conservatories, academic high schools, other academic institutions, and in language training.

Training/Student (J1)

This visa category is for persons coming to participate in exchange visitor programs in the United States.

Fiancee (K1)

This visa is for persons coming to the United States to marry U.S. citizens and reside in the U.S.

Extraordinary Ability

The O-1 Visa is for people for persons of "extraordinary" ability in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletics.

Athletes & Entertainers

The P-1 visa is for members of entertainment groups, individual athletes, and members of athletic teams.

Artistic Exchange

The P-2 visa is for entertainers that are a part of reciprocal international exchanges.

Culturally Unique Artists

The P-3 visa is for performers in culturally unique programs.

Cultural Exchange

The Q-1 classification applies to participants in an international cultural exchange program for the purpose of providing practical training, employment, and to share the history, culture, and traditions of the alien's home country.

Religious Worker

The R-1 classification applies to a religious worker.

Visa Waiver Program

The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) enables citizens of participating countries to travel to the U.S. for tourism or business for 90 days or less without obtaining a U.S. visa.

Immigration Inspection
at Port of Entry

All persons arriving at a port-of-entry to the United States are inspected by officials of the U.S. Government. This information sheet will discuss the Immigration Inspection.

Maximum Length of Time
You Can Stay in the US