Non-immigrant visas are used by tourists, business people, students, or speciality workers to travel and stay in the United States for a fixed amount of time. These visas require a specific purpose such tourism, studies or business travel.
Individuals on these visas, according to American Law, are non-immigrants and are not allowed to remain in the US permanently.
Below are the various non-immigrant visa categories as provided by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Individuals on these visas, according to American Law, are non-immigrants and are not allowed to remain in the US permanently.
Below are the various non-immigrant visa categories as provided by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Nonimmigrant Classification for Dependent Spouses and Children of a Temporary Worker
Temporary (Nonimmigrant) Worker ClassificationCW-1CNMI-Only transitional workerCW-2
E-1
Treaty traders and qualified employees.
E-13
E-2
Treaty investors and qualified employees.
E-23
E-2C
Long-term foreign investors in the CNMI
E-2C
E-3
Certain "specialty occupation" professionals from Australia.
E-33
H-1B
Workers in a specialty occupation and the following sub-classifications:
H-1B1 - Free Trade Agreement workers in a specialty occupation from Chile and Singapore.
H-1B2 - Specialty occupations related to Department of Defense Cooperative Research and Development projects or Co-production projects.
H-1B3 - Fashion models of distinguished merit and ability.
H-4
H-1C2
Registered nurses working in a health professional shortage area as determined by the U.S. Department of Labor.
H-4
H-2A
Temporary or seasonal agricultural workers.
H-4
H-2B
Temporary non-agricultural workers.
H-4
H-3
Trainees other than medical or academic. This classification also applies to practical training in the education of handicapped children.
H-4
I
Representatives of foreign press, radio, film or other foreign information media.
I
L-1A
Intracompany transferees in managerial or executive positions.
L-23
L-1B
Intracompany transferees in positions utilizing specialized knowledge.
L-23
O-1
Persons with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics and motion picture or TV production.
O-3
O-2
Persons accompanying solely to assist an O-1 nonimmigrant.
O-3
P-1A
Internationally recognized athletes.
P-4
P-1B
Internationally recognized entertainers or members of internationally recognized entertainment groups.
P-4
P-2
Individual performer or part of a group entering to perform under a reciprocal exchange program.
P-4
P-3
Artists or entertainers, either an individual or group, to perform, teach, or coach under a program that is culturally unique.
P-4
Q-1
Persons participating 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.
Not Applicable4
R-1
Religious workers.
R-2
TN
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) temporary professionals from Mexico and Canada.
TD
Temporary (Nonimmigrant) Worker ClassificationCW-1CNMI-Only transitional workerCW-2
E-1
Treaty traders and qualified employees.
E-13
E-2
Treaty investors and qualified employees.
E-23
E-2C
Long-term foreign investors in the CNMI
E-2C
E-3
Certain "specialty occupation" professionals from Australia.
E-33
H-1B
Workers in a specialty occupation and the following sub-classifications:
H-1B1 - Free Trade Agreement workers in a specialty occupation from Chile and Singapore.
H-1B2 - Specialty occupations related to Department of Defense Cooperative Research and Development projects or Co-production projects.
H-1B3 - Fashion models of distinguished merit and ability.
H-4
H-1C2
Registered nurses working in a health professional shortage area as determined by the U.S. Department of Labor.
H-4
H-2A
Temporary or seasonal agricultural workers.
H-4
H-2B
Temporary non-agricultural workers.
H-4
H-3
Trainees other than medical or academic. This classification also applies to practical training in the education of handicapped children.
H-4
I
Representatives of foreign press, radio, film or other foreign information media.
I
L-1A
Intracompany transferees in managerial or executive positions.
L-23
L-1B
Intracompany transferees in positions utilizing specialized knowledge.
L-23
O-1
Persons with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics and motion picture or TV production.
O-3
O-2
Persons accompanying solely to assist an O-1 nonimmigrant.
O-3
P-1A
Internationally recognized athletes.
P-4
P-1B
Internationally recognized entertainers or members of internationally recognized entertainment groups.
P-4
P-2
Individual performer or part of a group entering to perform under a reciprocal exchange program.
P-4
P-3
Artists or entertainers, either an individual or group, to perform, teach, or coach under a program that is culturally unique.
P-4
Q-1
Persons participating 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.
Not Applicable4
R-1
Religious workers.
R-2
TN
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) temporary professionals from Mexico and Canada.
TD