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These are not all of the categories established by The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, (USCIS). However they are the most common categories encountered in colleges & universities. | |
B | A visitor for business (B-1) or pleasure (B-2) |
F | A non immigrant student pursuing a "full course of study" toward a specific educational or professional objective |
H | Temporary employment or training of foreign nationals by a specific employer. |
J | Exchange Visitor Program, whose purpose is "to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by means of educational and cultural exchanges." |
M | A non immigrant student at a vocational or other nonacademic institution. |
O | for employment of individual aliens who have achieved national or international acclaim for extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, athletics, or television and movie industries. |
Other USCIS visa categories include: | |
TN | Trade NAFTA, for Canadian & Mexican business purposes |
A | Foreign government employees |
E | Foreign traders or investors |
G | Representatives of international organizations |
I | Foreign media representatives |
K | Fiancee of a U.S. citizen |
L | Intra company transferee |
P | Performing artist or athlete |
Q | International cultural exchange |
R | Religious workers |
EWI | Entry without inspection -or- illegal entry |
TPS | Temporary protected status. Permits foreign nationals to remain in the U.S. until conditions in their home countries (wars, natural disasters) improve. |