Visa Categories / Required & Recommended Documents

Tourism, Business & Transit

• B-1/B-2 - Temporary visitors for business or pleasure
• C - Individuals transiting through the United States

Study & Research

• F / M - Students (academic, language program, optional practical training, vocational or recognized non-academic program) and immediate family members
• J - Exchange visitors and immediate family members

Work

•  H - Individuals in specialty occupations and immediate family members
• L - Intra-company transferees and immediate family members
• O - Individuals with extraordinary abilities in sciences, arts, education, business, athletics and immediate family members 
• P - Internationally recognized athletes or members of internationally recognized entertainment groups and immediate family members
• Q - Participants in an international cultural program
• R - Religious workers and immediate family members
• E-1/E-2 - Treaty Traders/Investors and immediate family members
• E-3 - Australians in Specialty Occupations and immediate family members
• I - Journalists and immediate family members
• C1/D - Crew members (airline/ship)
• TN/TD -Canadian citizens working in a professional capacity under the North American Free Trade Agreement and immediate family members

Other

• A - Diplomats and foreign government officials and immediate family members
• G - Employees of a designated international organization and immediate family members