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===Список типов американских виз===
All US visa types and subtypes are listed below:<ref>state.gov: [https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/general/all-visa-categories.html Directory of Visa Categories], accessdate: June 6, 2015</ref><ref>Embassy of the United States Dublin, Ireland: [http://dublin.usembassy.gov/classification_symbols.html Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Symbols | Embassy of the United States Dublin, Ireland], accessdate: June 6, 2015</ref>
====Иммиграционные визы====
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! Тип
! Кто может получить
|-
|colspan=2|'''Immediate Relatives'''
|-
|IR-1
|Супруги граждан США
|-
|IR-2
|Дети граждан США
|-
|IR-3
|Сироты из стран,не подписавших Гаагскую конвенцию об усыновлении,усыновлённые за рубежом гражданами США
|-
|IR-4
|Сироты из странНекоторые супруги умерших граждан США,не подписавших Гаагскую конвенцию об усыновлении,усыновлённые в США гражданами США
|-
|IR-5
|Родители гражданина США,достигшего 21 года
|-
|IH-3
|Сироты из стран,подписавших Гаагскую конвенцию об усыновлении,усыновлённые за рубежом гражданами США
|-
|IH-4
|Сироты из стран,подписавших Гаагскую конвенцию об усыновлении,усыновлённые в США гражданами США
|-
|CR-1
|Супруги граждан США(условный статус)
|-
|CR-2
|Дети граждан США(conditional status)
|-
|IW-1
|Некоторые супруги умерших граждан США
|-
|IW-2
|Дети владельцев виз IW-1 или IB-1
|-
|IB-1
|Супруги,по собственному ходатайству граждан США
|-
|IB-2
|Дети,по собственному ходатайству граждан США
|-
|IB-3
|Дети владельцев виз IB-1
|-
|VI-5
|Родители граждан США, которые приобрел статус постоянного жителя в соответствии с Законом о регулировании иммигрантов в Виргинских островах
|-
|colspan=2|'''Vietnam Amerasian Immigrants'''
|-
|AM-1
|Vietnam Amerasian principal
|-
|AM-2
|Spouse/Child of AM-1
|-
|AM-3
|Natural mother of AM-1 (and spouse or child of such mother), or person who has acted in effect as the mother, father, or next-of-kin of AM-1 (and spouse or child of such person)
|-
|colspan=2|'''Special Immigrants'''
|-
|SB-1
|Returning resident
|-
|SC-1
|Certain persons who lost U.S. citizenship by marriage
|-
|SC-2
|Certain persons who lost U.S. citizenship by serving in foreign armed forces
|-
|colspan=2|'''Family-Sponsored Immigrants: First Preference'''
|-
|F11
|Unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen
|-
|F12
|Child of F11
|-
|B11
|Self-petition unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen
|-
|B12
|Child of B11
|-
|colspan=2|'''Family-Sponsored Immigrants: Second Preference (Subject to Country Limitations)'''
|-
|F21
|Spouse of permanent resident
|-
|F22
|Child of permanent resident
|-
|F23
|Child of F21 or F22
|-
|F24
|Unmarried son/daughter of permanent resident
|-
|F25
|Child of F24
|-
|B21
|Self-petition spouse of permanent resident
|-
|B22
|Self-petition child of permanent resident
|-
|B23
|Child of B21 or B22
|-
|B24
|Self-petition unmarried son/daughter of permanent resident
|-
|B25
|Child of B24
|-
|colspan=2|'''Family-Sponsored Immigrants: Second Preference (Exempt from Country Limitations)'''
|-
|FX1
|Spouse of permanent resident
|-
|FX2
|Child of permanent resident
|-
|FX3
|Child of FX1 or FX2
|-
|BX1
|Self-petition spouse of permanent resident
|-
|BX2
|Self-petition child of permanent resident
|-
|BX3
|Child of BX1 or BX2
|-
|colspan=2|'''Family-Sponsored Immigrants: Third Preference'''
|-
|F31
|Married son or daughter of U.S. citizen
|-
|F32
|Spouse of F31
|-
|F33
|Child of F31
|-
|B31
|Self-petition married son or daughter of U.S. citizen B32
|-
|B32
|Spouse of B31
|-
|B33
|Child of B31
|-
|colspan=2|'''Family-Sponsored Immigrants: Fourth Preference'''
|-
|F41
|Brother or sister of U.S. citizen who is at least 21 years of age
|-
|F42
|Spouse of F41
|-
|F43
|Child of F41
|-
<!-- |colspan=2|'''Investment-Based Immigrants: First Preference'''
|-
|EB-5 ### classified as C51 or T51 (NOT EB-5) ###
|Immigrant Investors investing no less than $1,000,000 USD, or $500,000 in a high unemployment or rural area
|- -->
|colspan=2|'''Employment-Based Immigrants: First Preference (Priority Workers)'''
|-
|E11
|Person with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics
|-
|E12
|Outstanding professor or researcher
|-
|E13
|Multinational executive or manager
|-
|E14
|Spouse of E11, E12, or E13
|-
|E15
|Child of E11, E12, or E13
|-
|colspan=2|'''Employment-Based Immigrants: Second Preference (Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability)'''
|-
|E21
|Professional holding advanced degree or person of exceptional ability in the sciences, arts, or business
|-
|E22
|Spouse of E21
|-
|E23
|Child of E21
|-
|colspan=2|'''Employment-Based Immigrants: Third Preference (Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers)'''
|-
|E31
|Skilled worker
|-
|E32
|Professional holding baccalaureate degree
|-
|E34
|Spouse of E31 or E32
|-
|E35
|Child of E31 or E32
|-
|EW3
|Other workers
(subgroup numerical limit)
|-
|EW4
|Spouse of EW3
|-
|EW5
|Child of EW3
|-
|colspan=2|'''Employment-Based Immigrants: Fourth Preference (Certain Special Immigrants)'''
|-
|BC-1
|Certain international broadcasters
|-
|BC-2
|Spouse of BC-1
|-
|BC-3
|Child of BC-1
|-
|SD-1
|Minister of religion
|-
|SD-2
|Spouse of SD-1
|-
|SD-3
|Child of SD-1
|-
|SE-1
|Certain employees or former employees of the U.S. Government abroad
|-
|SE-2
|Spouse of SE-1
|-
|SE-3
|Child of SE-1
|-
|SF-1
|Certain former employees of the Panama Canal Company or Canal Zone Government
|-
|SF-2
|Spouse or child of SF-1
|-
|SG-1
|Certain former employees of the U.S. Government in the Panama Canal Zone SG-2
|-
|SH-2
|Spouse or child of SH-1
|-
|SJ-2
|Spouse or child of SJ-1 (certain foreign medical graduates)
|-
|SK-1
|Certain retired international organization employees
|-
|SK-2
|Spouse of SK-1 SK-3
|-
|SK-4
|Certain surviving spouses of deceased international organization employees SL-1
|-
|SM-1
|Person recruited outside the United States who has served, or is enlisted to serve, in the U.S. Armed Forces for 12 years (became eligible after October 1, 1991)
|-
|SM-2
|Spouse of SM-1
|-
|SM-3
|Child of SM-1
|-
|SM-4
|Person recruited outside the United States who has served, or is enlisted to serve, in the U.S. Armed Forces for 12 years (eligible as of October 1, 1991)
|-
|SM-5
|Spouse or child of SM-4
|-
|SN-1
|Certain retired NATO-6 civilian employees
|-
|SN-2
|Spouse of SN-1
|-
|SN-3
|Certain unmarried sons or daughters of NATO-6 civilian employees
|-
|SN-4
|Certain surviving spouses of deceased NATO-6 civilian employees
|-
|SR-1
|Certain religious workers (subgroup numerical limit)
|-
|SR-2
|Spouse of SR-1
|-
|SR-3
|Child of SR-1
|-
|colspan=2|'''Employment-Based Immigrants: Fifth Preference (Employment Creation - Investors) (Conditional Status)'''
|-
|C51
|Employment creation outside targeted area
|-
|C52
|Spouse of C51
|- Investor pilot program, targeted area
|C53
|Child of C51
|-
|T51
|Employment creation in targeted rural/high unemployment area (subgroup numerical set-aside)
|-
|T52
|Spouse of T51
|-
|T53
|Child of T51
|-
|R51
|Investor pilot program, not in targeted area
|-
|R52
|Spouse of R51
|-
|R53
|Child of R51
|-
|I51
|Investor pilot program, in targeted area
|-
|I52
|Spouse of I51
|-
|I53
|Child of I51
|-
|colspan=2|'''Other Numerically Limited Categories: Diversity Immigrants'''
|-
|DV-1
|Diversity immigrant
|-
|DV-2
|Spouse of DV-1
|-
|DV-3
|Child of DV-1
|}
====Nonimmigrant visas====
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! Symbol
! Description
|-
|[[US A-1 visa|A-1]]
|Head of state and immediate family, prime minister and immediate family, government minister, ambassador, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family
|-
|A-2
|Minister of state, other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family
|-
|[[A-3 visa|A-3]]
|Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A-1 or A-2, and immediate family
|-
|[[B-1 visa|B-1]]
|Temporary visitor for business, domestic employees, academics, researchers and students
|-
|[[B-2 visa|B-2]]
|Temporary visitor for holiday, tourism, medical treatment
|-
|B1/B2
|Temporary visitor for business & pleasure
|-
|C-1
|Person in transit
|-
|C-2
|Person in transit to United Nations Headquarters district under Section 11 (3), (4), or (5) of the Headquarters Agreement
|-
|C-3
|Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit
|-
|D
|Crewmember (sea or air)
|-
|E-1*
|Treaty trader, spouse and children
|-
|[[E-2 visa|E-2]]*
|Treaty investor, spouse and children
|-
|[[E-3 visa|E-3]]*
|Treaty traders and investors: Australian Free Trade Agreement
|-
|[[E-3 visa|E-3D]]*
|Spouse or child of E3
|-
|[[E-3 visa|E-3R]]*
|Returning E3
|-
|[[F-1 visa|F-1]]
|Student (academic or language training program)
|-
|F-2
|Spouse or child of F-1
|-
|F-3
|Canadian or Mexican national commuter student in an academic or language training program
|-
|G-1
|Principal resident representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, staff, and immediate family
|-
|G-2
|Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family
|-
|G-3
|Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family
|-
|G-4
|International organization officer or employee, and immediate family
|-
|G-5
|Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G-1 through G-4, and immediate family
|-
|GB
|Temporary visitors: for business, visa waiver, Guam
|-
|GT
|Temporary visitors: for pleasure, visa waiver, Guam
|-
|[[H-1B visa|H-1B]]*
|Alien in a specialty occupation (profession)
|-
|[[H-1B1 visa|H1B1]]
|Chilean or Singaporean national to work in a specialty occupation
|-
|[[H-2A Visa|H-2A]]
|Temporary worker performing agricultural services unavailable in the United States
|-
|[[H-2B Visa|H-2B]]
|Temporary worker performing other services unavailable in the United States
|-
|[[H-3 visa|H-3]]
|Temporary workers and trainees: industrial trainees
|-
|[[H-4 visa|H-4]]*
|Temporary workers and trainees: spouses and children of H-1, H-2, and H-3 workers
|-
|I
|Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children
|-
|[[J-1 visa|J-1]]
|Exchange visitor
|-
|[[J-2 visa|J-2]]
|Spouse or child of exchange visitor
|-
|[[K-1 visa|K-1]]*
|Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen
|-
|K-2*
|Child of fiance(e) of U.S. citizen
|-
|K-3*
|Spouse of U.S. citizen awaiting availability of immigrant visa
|-
|K-4*
|Child of K-3
|-
|[[L-1 visa|L-1]]*
|Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)
|-
|[[L-2 visa|L-2]]*
|Spouse or child of intracompany transferee
|-
|[[M-1 visa|M-1]]
|Vocational student or other nonacademic student
|-
|M-2
|Spouse or child of M-1
|-
|M-3
|Border commuter student (vocational or nonacademic)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=704e2f8b69583210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=704e2f8b69583210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD | title=Students and Exchange Visitors | accessdate=2011-09-11}}</ref>
|-
|N-8
|Parent of SK-3 special immigrant
|-
|N-9
|Child of N-8 or of SK-1, SK-2 or SK-4 special immigrant
|-
|NATO-1
|Principal permanent representative of member state to NATO (including any of its subsidiary bodies) resident in the U.S. and resident members of official staff; Secretary General, Assistant Secretaries General, and Executive Secretary of NATO; other permanent NATO officials of similar rank, and members of immediate family
|-
|NATO-2
|Other representatives of member states to NATO (including any of its subsidiary bodies) including representatives, advisers, and technical experts of delegations, and members of immediate family; dependents of members of a force entering in accordance with the provisions of the NATO Status-of-Forces Agreement or in accordance with provisions of the "Protocol on the Status of International Military Headquarters"; members of such a force if issued visas
|-
|NATO-3
|Official clerical staff accompanying a representative of member state to NATO (including any of its subsidiary bodies), and members of immediate family
|-
|NATO-4
|Officials of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and members of immediate family
|-
|NATO-5
|Experts, other than officials classifiable as NATO-4, employed in missions on behalf of NATO, and their dependents
|-
|NATO-6
|Members of a civilian component accompanying a force entering in accordance with the provisions of the NATO Status-of-Forces Agreement; members of a civilian component attached to or employed by an Allied Headquarters under the "Protocol on the Status of International Military Headquarters" set up pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty; and their dependents
|-
|NATO-7
|Attendant, servant, or personal employee of NATO-1 through NATO-6 classes, and immediate family
|-
|[[O-1 visa|O-1]]*
|Person with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics
|-
|O-2*
|Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1
|-
|O-3*
|Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2
|-
|[[P visa|P-1]]*
|Internationally recognized athlete or member of an internationally recognized entertainment group
|-
|P-2*
|Artist or entertainer in a reciprocal exchange program
|-
|P-3*
|Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program
|-
|P-4*
|Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3
|-
|Q-1
|Participant in an international cultural exchange program
|-
|R-1
|Person in a religious occupation
|-
|R-2
|Spouse or child of R-1
|-
|S-5
|Informant possessing information on criminal activity
|-
|S-6
|Informant possessing information on terrorism
|-
|S-7
|Spouse, married or unmarried son or daughter, or parent of S-5 or S-6
|-
| SIJS
| Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Qualifying children present in the U.S. who are declared dependents of a juvenile court and who would be harmed if returned to their home country
|-
|[[TN status|TN]]
|NAFTA professional
|-
|[[TN status#Dependents|TD]]
|Spouse or child of TN
|-
|[[T visa|T-1]]
|Victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons
|-
|T-2
|Spouse of T-1
|-
|T-3
|Child of T-1
|-
|T-4
|Parent of T-1 under 21 years of age
|-
|T-5
|Under-18 unmarried sibling of T-1
|-
|[[U visa|U-1]]
|Victim of criminal activity
|-
|U-2
|Spouse of U-1
|-
|U-3
|Child of U-1
|-
|U-4
|Parent of U-1 under 21 years of age
|-
|U-5
|Under-18 unmarried sibling of U-1 under 21 at time of filing
|-
|[[V visa|V-1]]*
|Spouse of lawful permanent resident awaiting availability of immigrant visa
|-
|[[V visa|V-2]]*
|Child of lawful permanent resident awaiting availability of immigrant visa
|-
|[[V visa|V-3]]*
|Derivative child of V-1 and V-2
|-
|WB
|Temporary visitors: visa waiver, business
|-
|WT
|Temporary visitors: visa waiver, pleasure
|}
<ref>{{cite web |title=Immigration Classifications and Visa Categories - ARCHIVE as of 2010-Jan-28. Page no longer available. |work=United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | archiveurl=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20080228094059/http%3A//www%2Euscis%2Egov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem%2E5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid%3De6c08875d714d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD | archivedate= February 28, 2008|accessdate=2010-01-28 |url=http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=e6c08875d714d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Types of Visas for Temporary Visitors | url=https://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1286.html | accessdate=2011-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Types of Visas for Temporary Visitors | url=https://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1326.html | accessdate=2011-09-11}}</ref>
All US visa types and subtypes are listed below:<ref>state.gov: [https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/general/all-visa-categories.html Directory of Visa Categories], accessdate: June 6, 2015</ref><ref>Embassy of the United States Dublin, Ireland: [http://dublin.usembassy.gov/classification_symbols.html Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Symbols | Embassy of the United States Dublin, Ireland], accessdate: June 6, 2015</ref>
====Иммиграционные визы====
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! Тип
! Кто может получить
|-
|colspan=2|'''Immediate Relatives'''
|-
|IR-1
|Супруги граждан США
|-
|IR-2
|Дети граждан США
|-
|IR-3
|Сироты из стран,не подписавших Гаагскую конвенцию об усыновлении,усыновлённые за рубежом гражданами США
|-
|IR-4
|Сироты из странНекоторые супруги умерших граждан США,не подписавших Гаагскую конвенцию об усыновлении,усыновлённые в США гражданами США
|-
|IR-5
|Родители гражданина США,достигшего 21 года
|-
|IH-3
|Сироты из стран,подписавших Гаагскую конвенцию об усыновлении,усыновлённые за рубежом гражданами США
|-
|IH-4
|Сироты из стран,подписавших Гаагскую конвенцию об усыновлении,усыновлённые в США гражданами США
|-
|CR-1
|Супруги граждан США(условный статус)
|-
|CR-2
|Дети граждан США(conditional status)
|-
|IW-1
|Некоторые супруги умерших граждан США
|-
|IW-2
|Дети владельцев виз IW-1 или IB-1
|-
|IB-1
|Супруги,по собственному ходатайству граждан США
|-
|IB-2
|Дети,по собственному ходатайству граждан США
|-
|IB-3
|Дети владельцев виз IB-1
|-
|VI-5
|Родители граждан США, которые приобрел статус постоянного жителя в соответствии с Законом о регулировании иммигрантов в Виргинских островах
|-
|colspan=2|'''Vietnam Amerasian Immigrants'''
|-
|AM-1
|Vietnam Amerasian principal
|-
|AM-2
|Spouse/Child of AM-1
|-
|AM-3
|Natural mother of AM-1 (and spouse or child of such mother), or person who has acted in effect as the mother, father, or next-of-kin of AM-1 (and spouse or child of such person)
|-
|colspan=2|'''Special Immigrants'''
|-
|SB-1
|Returning resident
|-
|SC-1
|Certain persons who lost U.S. citizenship by marriage
|-
|SC-2
|Certain persons who lost U.S. citizenship by serving in foreign armed forces
|-
|colspan=2|'''Family-Sponsored Immigrants: First Preference'''
|-
|F11
|Unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen
|-
|F12
|Child of F11
|-
|B11
|Self-petition unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen
|-
|B12
|Child of B11
|-
|colspan=2|'''Family-Sponsored Immigrants: Second Preference (Subject to Country Limitations)'''
|-
|F21
|Spouse of permanent resident
|-
|F22
|Child of permanent resident
|-
|F23
|Child of F21 or F22
|-
|F24
|Unmarried son/daughter of permanent resident
|-
|F25
|Child of F24
|-
|B21
|Self-petition spouse of permanent resident
|-
|B22
|Self-petition child of permanent resident
|-
|B23
|Child of B21 or B22
|-
|B24
|Self-petition unmarried son/daughter of permanent resident
|-
|B25
|Child of B24
|-
|colspan=2|'''Family-Sponsored Immigrants: Second Preference (Exempt from Country Limitations)'''
|-
|FX1
|Spouse of permanent resident
|-
|FX2
|Child of permanent resident
|-
|FX3
|Child of FX1 or FX2
|-
|BX1
|Self-petition spouse of permanent resident
|-
|BX2
|Self-petition child of permanent resident
|-
|BX3
|Child of BX1 or BX2
|-
|colspan=2|'''Family-Sponsored Immigrants: Third Preference'''
|-
|F31
|Married son or daughter of U.S. citizen
|-
|F32
|Spouse of F31
|-
|F33
|Child of F31
|-
|B31
|Self-petition married son or daughter of U.S. citizen B32
|-
|B32
|Spouse of B31
|-
|B33
|Child of B31
|-
|colspan=2|'''Family-Sponsored Immigrants: Fourth Preference'''
|-
|F41
|Brother or sister of U.S. citizen who is at least 21 years of age
|-
|F42
|Spouse of F41
|-
|F43
|Child of F41
|-
<!-- |colspan=2|'''Investment-Based Immigrants: First Preference'''
|-
|EB-5 ### classified as C51 or T51 (NOT EB-5) ###
|Immigrant Investors investing no less than $1,000,000 USD, or $500,000 in a high unemployment or rural area
|- -->
|colspan=2|'''Employment-Based Immigrants: First Preference (Priority Workers)'''
|-
|E11
|Person with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics
|-
|E12
|Outstanding professor or researcher
|-
|E13
|Multinational executive or manager
|-
|E14
|Spouse of E11, E12, or E13
|-
|E15
|Child of E11, E12, or E13
|-
|colspan=2|'''Employment-Based Immigrants: Second Preference (Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability)'''
|-
|E21
|Professional holding advanced degree or person of exceptional ability in the sciences, arts, or business
|-
|E22
|Spouse of E21
|-
|E23
|Child of E21
|-
|colspan=2|'''Employment-Based Immigrants: Third Preference (Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers)'''
|-
|E31
|Skilled worker
|-
|E32
|Professional holding baccalaureate degree
|-
|E34
|Spouse of E31 or E32
|-
|E35
|Child of E31 or E32
|-
|EW3
|Other workers
(subgroup numerical limit)
|-
|EW4
|Spouse of EW3
|-
|EW5
|Child of EW3
|-
|colspan=2|'''Employment-Based Immigrants: Fourth Preference (Certain Special Immigrants)'''
|-
|BC-1
|Certain international broadcasters
|-
|BC-2
|Spouse of BC-1
|-
|BC-3
|Child of BC-1
|-
|SD-1
|Minister of religion
|-
|SD-2
|Spouse of SD-1
|-
|SD-3
|Child of SD-1
|-
|SE-1
|Certain employees or former employees of the U.S. Government abroad
|-
|SE-2
|Spouse of SE-1
|-
|SE-3
|Child of SE-1
|-
|SF-1
|Certain former employees of the Panama Canal Company or Canal Zone Government
|-
|SF-2
|Spouse or child of SF-1
|-
|SG-1
|Certain former employees of the U.S. Government in the Panama Canal Zone SG-2
|-
|SH-2
|Spouse or child of SH-1
|-
|SJ-2
|Spouse or child of SJ-1 (certain foreign medical graduates)
|-
|SK-1
|Certain retired international organization employees
|-
|SK-2
|Spouse of SK-1 SK-3
|-
|SK-4
|Certain surviving spouses of deceased international organization employees SL-1
|-
|SM-1
|Person recruited outside the United States who has served, or is enlisted to serve, in the U.S. Armed Forces for 12 years (became eligible after October 1, 1991)
|-
|SM-2
|Spouse of SM-1
|-
|SM-3
|Child of SM-1
|-
|SM-4
|Person recruited outside the United States who has served, or is enlisted to serve, in the U.S. Armed Forces for 12 years (eligible as of October 1, 1991)
|-
|SM-5
|Spouse or child of SM-4
|-
|SN-1
|Certain retired NATO-6 civilian employees
|-
|SN-2
|Spouse of SN-1
|-
|SN-3
|Certain unmarried sons or daughters of NATO-6 civilian employees
|-
|SN-4
|Certain surviving spouses of deceased NATO-6 civilian employees
|-
|SR-1
|Certain religious workers (subgroup numerical limit)
|-
|SR-2
|Spouse of SR-1
|-
|SR-3
|Child of SR-1
|-
|colspan=2|'''Employment-Based Immigrants: Fifth Preference (Employment Creation - Investors) (Conditional Status)'''
|-
|C51
|Employment creation outside targeted area
|-
|C52
|Spouse of C51
|- Investor pilot program, targeted area
|C53
|Child of C51
|-
|T51
|Employment creation in targeted rural/high unemployment area (subgroup numerical set-aside)
|-
|T52
|Spouse of T51
|-
|T53
|Child of T51
|-
|R51
|Investor pilot program, not in targeted area
|-
|R52
|Spouse of R51
|-
|R53
|Child of R51
|-
|I51
|Investor pilot program, in targeted area
|-
|I52
|Spouse of I51
|-
|I53
|Child of I51
|-
|colspan=2|'''Other Numerically Limited Categories: Diversity Immigrants'''
|-
|DV-1
|Diversity immigrant
|-
|DV-2
|Spouse of DV-1
|-
|DV-3
|Child of DV-1
|}
====Nonimmigrant visas====
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! Symbol
! Description
|-
|[[US A-1 visa|A-1]]
|Head of state and immediate family, prime minister and immediate family, government minister, ambassador, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family
|-
|A-2
|Minister of state, other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family
|-
|[[A-3 visa|A-3]]
|Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A-1 or A-2, and immediate family
|-
|[[B-1 visa|B-1]]
|Temporary visitor for business, domestic employees, academics, researchers and students
|-
|[[B-2 visa|B-2]]
|Temporary visitor for holiday, tourism, medical treatment
|-
|B1/B2
|Temporary visitor for business & pleasure
|-
|C-1
|Person in transit
|-
|C-2
|Person in transit to United Nations Headquarters district under Section 11 (3), (4), or (5) of the Headquarters Agreement
|-
|C-3
|Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit
|-
|D
|Crewmember (sea or air)
|-
|E-1*
|Treaty trader, spouse and children
|-
|[[E-2 visa|E-2]]*
|Treaty investor, spouse and children
|-
|[[E-3 visa|E-3]]*
|Treaty traders and investors: Australian Free Trade Agreement
|-
|[[E-3 visa|E-3D]]*
|Spouse or child of E3
|-
|[[E-3 visa|E-3R]]*
|Returning E3
|-
|[[F-1 visa|F-1]]
|Student (academic or language training program)
|-
|F-2
|Spouse or child of F-1
|-
|F-3
|Canadian or Mexican national commuter student in an academic or language training program
|-
|G-1
|Principal resident representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, staff, and immediate family
|-
|G-2
|Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family
|-
|G-3
|Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family
|-
|G-4
|International organization officer or employee, and immediate family
|-
|G-5
|Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G-1 through G-4, and immediate family
|-
|GB
|Temporary visitors: for business, visa waiver, Guam
|-
|GT
|Temporary visitors: for pleasure, visa waiver, Guam
|-
|[[H-1B visa|H-1B]]*
|Alien in a specialty occupation (profession)
|-
|[[H-1B1 visa|H1B1]]
|Chilean or Singaporean national to work in a specialty occupation
|-
|[[H-2A Visa|H-2A]]
|Temporary worker performing agricultural services unavailable in the United States
|-
|[[H-2B Visa|H-2B]]
|Temporary worker performing other services unavailable in the United States
|-
|[[H-3 visa|H-3]]
|Temporary workers and trainees: industrial trainees
|-
|[[H-4 visa|H-4]]*
|Temporary workers and trainees: spouses and children of H-1, H-2, and H-3 workers
|-
|I
|Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children
|-
|[[J-1 visa|J-1]]
|Exchange visitor
|-
|[[J-2 visa|J-2]]
|Spouse or child of exchange visitor
|-
|[[K-1 visa|K-1]]*
|Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen
|-
|K-2*
|Child of fiance(e) of U.S. citizen
|-
|K-3*
|Spouse of U.S. citizen awaiting availability of immigrant visa
|-
|K-4*
|Child of K-3
|-
|[[L-1 visa|L-1]]*
|Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)
|-
|[[L-2 visa|L-2]]*
|Spouse or child of intracompany transferee
|-
|[[M-1 visa|M-1]]
|Vocational student or other nonacademic student
|-
|M-2
|Spouse or child of M-1
|-
|M-3
|Border commuter student (vocational or nonacademic)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=704e2f8b69583210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=704e2f8b69583210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD | title=Students and Exchange Visitors | accessdate=2011-09-11}}</ref>
|-
|N-8
|Parent of SK-3 special immigrant
|-
|N-9
|Child of N-8 or of SK-1, SK-2 or SK-4 special immigrant
|-
|NATO-1
|Principal permanent representative of member state to NATO (including any of its subsidiary bodies) resident in the U.S. and resident members of official staff; Secretary General, Assistant Secretaries General, and Executive Secretary of NATO; other permanent NATO officials of similar rank, and members of immediate family
|-
|NATO-2
|Other representatives of member states to NATO (including any of its subsidiary bodies) including representatives, advisers, and technical experts of delegations, and members of immediate family; dependents of members of a force entering in accordance with the provisions of the NATO Status-of-Forces Agreement or in accordance with provisions of the "Protocol on the Status of International Military Headquarters"; members of such a force if issued visas
|-
|NATO-3
|Official clerical staff accompanying a representative of member state to NATO (including any of its subsidiary bodies), and members of immediate family
|-
|NATO-4
|Officials of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and members of immediate family
|-
|NATO-5
|Experts, other than officials classifiable as NATO-4, employed in missions on behalf of NATO, and their dependents
|-
|NATO-6
|Members of a civilian component accompanying a force entering in accordance with the provisions of the NATO Status-of-Forces Agreement; members of a civilian component attached to or employed by an Allied Headquarters under the "Protocol on the Status of International Military Headquarters" set up pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty; and their dependents
|-
|NATO-7
|Attendant, servant, or personal employee of NATO-1 through NATO-6 classes, and immediate family
|-
|[[O-1 visa|O-1]]*
|Person with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics
|-
|O-2*
|Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1
|-
|O-3*
|Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2
|-
|[[P visa|P-1]]*
|Internationally recognized athlete or member of an internationally recognized entertainment group
|-
|P-2*
|Artist or entertainer in a reciprocal exchange program
|-
|P-3*
|Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program
|-
|P-4*
|Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3
|-
|Q-1
|Participant in an international cultural exchange program
|-
|R-1
|Person in a religious occupation
|-
|R-2
|Spouse or child of R-1
|-
|S-5
|Informant possessing information on criminal activity
|-
|S-6
|Informant possessing information on terrorism
|-
|S-7
|Spouse, married or unmarried son or daughter, or parent of S-5 or S-6
|-
| SIJS
| Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Qualifying children present in the U.S. who are declared dependents of a juvenile court and who would be harmed if returned to their home country
|-
|[[TN status|TN]]
|NAFTA professional
|-
|[[TN status#Dependents|TD]]
|Spouse or child of TN
|-
|[[T visa|T-1]]
|Victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons
|-
|T-2
|Spouse of T-1
|-
|T-3
|Child of T-1
|-
|T-4
|Parent of T-1 under 21 years of age
|-
|T-5
|Under-18 unmarried sibling of T-1
|-
|[[U visa|U-1]]
|Victim of criminal activity
|-
|U-2
|Spouse of U-1
|-
|U-3
|Child of U-1
|-
|U-4
|Parent of U-1 under 21 years of age
|-
|U-5
|Under-18 unmarried sibling of U-1 under 21 at time of filing
|-
|[[V visa|V-1]]*
|Spouse of lawful permanent resident awaiting availability of immigrant visa
|-
|[[V visa|V-2]]*
|Child of lawful permanent resident awaiting availability of immigrant visa
|-
|[[V visa|V-3]]*
|Derivative child of V-1 and V-2
|-
|WB
|Temporary visitors: visa waiver, business
|-
|WT
|Temporary visitors: visa waiver, pleasure
|}
<ref>{{cite web |title=Immigration Classifications and Visa Categories - ARCHIVE as of 2010-Jan-28. Page no longer available. |work=United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | archiveurl=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20080228094059/http%3A//www%2Euscis%2Egov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem%2E5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid%3De6c08875d714d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD | archivedate= February 28, 2008|accessdate=2010-01-28 |url=http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=e6c08875d714d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Types of Visas for Temporary Visitors | url=https://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1286.html | accessdate=2011-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Types of Visas for Temporary Visitors | url=https://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1326.html | accessdate=2011-09-11}}</ref>
