| Code |
Meaning |
Description |
| *Q1 |
Old Q-1 Cultural Exchange Visitor |
|
| A |
Diplomats/Foreign Government Officials [general] |
|
| A-1 |
Foreign Government Worker |
|
| A-2 |
Other foreign government official and family |
|
| A-3 |
Attendent, servant or employee of A-1 or A-2, and family |
|
| ACPR |
Abandoned Contingent Permanent Resident |
|
| ALPR |
Abandoned Lawful Permanent Resident |
|
| ASLM |
Political Asylum |
|
| B |
Temporary Visitors for Business or Pleasure |
|
| B-1 |
Visitor for Business |
|
| B-2 |
Visitor for Pleasure |
|
| B-2P |
Prospective Student/Scholar |
|
| C |
Aliens in Transit [general] |
|
| C-1 |
Continuous Transit Alien |
|
| C-2 |
Alien in transit to UN Headquarters |
|
| C-3 |
Foreign official, family, servants in transit |
|
| CPR |
Conditional Permanent Resident (Spouse - Two Year) |
|
| D |
Crewmembers [general], sea or air |
|
| DVI |
PR Lottery Winner |
|
| E |
Treaty Traders/Investors |
|
| E-1 |
Treaty Trader |
|
| E-2 |
Treaty Investor |
|
| E-3 |
Specialty Occupation for Australians |
|
| EWI |
Entry Without Inspection |
|
| F |
Academic Students [general] |
|
| F-1 |
Student |
|
| F-2 |
Student Dependent |
|
| F-3 |
Part time student from Canada or Mexico |
|
| G |
Employees of International Organizations |
|
| G-1 |
Foreign Government Visitor |
|
| G-2 |
Other Representative of foreign member government |
|
| G-3 |
Representative of nonrecongnized government and family |
|
| G-4 |
International organization officer or employee and family |
|
| G-5 |
Attendant, Servant of Employee of G-1 thru G-4 |
|
| H |
Temporary Employees |
|
| H-1A |
Professional Nurse |
|
| H-1B |
Worker in Specialty Occupation |
|
| H-2 |
Temporary Worker performing services unavailable in US |
|
| H-2A |
Temporary Worker performing Agricultural services |
|
| H-2B |
Temporary Worker |
|
| H-3 |
Temporary Trainee |
|
| H-4 |
Worker Dependent |
|
| H1-C |
Speciality Nurses |
|
| H1B1 |
Specialty Occupation |
|
| H1B2 |
Exceptional Services/DOD |
|
| H1B3 |
Artist/Athlete of Acclaim |
|
| H1B4 |
Athlete (H1B4) |
|
| H1B5 |
Athlete (H1B5) |
|
| H1BS |
Essential Support |
|
| I |
Representative of foreign media, spouse, children |
|
| ILLG |
Illegal Entry |
|
| J-1 |
Exchange Visitor |
|
| J-2 |
Exchange Visitor Dependent |
|
| K |
Fiance of a US citizen [general] |
|
| K-1 |
Fiancee of U.S. citizen |
|
| K-2 |
Fiance and dependent |
|
| K-3 |
Spouse of a US citizen |
|
| K-4 |
Child of US citizen |
|
| L |
Intracompany transferees |
|
| L-1 |
Intracompany Transferee |
|
| L-1A |
Intracompany transferees, managers or executives |
|
| L-1B |
Intracompany transferees, specialized knowledge aliens |
|
| L-2 |
Intracompany Transferee Dependent |
|
| LPR |
U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident |
|
| M |
Students in established vocational or other institutions |
|
| M-1 |
Non-Academic Student |
|
| M-2 |
Non-Academic Student Dependent |
|
| M-3 |
Part-time Non-Academic Student from Canada or Mexico |
|
| N |
Certain parents or children of section special immigrants |
|
| N-8 |
Parent of SK-3 Special Immigrant |
|
| N-9 |
Child of N-8 or SK-1, SK-2, or SK4 Special Immigrant |
|
| NAC |
Native American - Canadian |
|
| NAI |
Native American - Indian |
|
| NATO |
NATO |
|
| NAU |
Native American - US |
|
| O |
Aliens with extraordinary ability [general] |
|
| O-1 |
Alien of Extraordinary Ability in Sciences, Arts, Education |
|
| O-2 |
Accompanying Alien |
|
| O-3 |
Spouse/child of O-1 or O-2 |
|
| OUTS |
Out of Status |
|
| P |
Alien athletes, artists and entertainers [general] |
|
| P-1 |
Performing Entertainer or Athlete |
|
| P-2 |
Exchange Program Artist or Entertainer |
|
| P-3 |
Culturally Unique Artist or Entertainer |
|
| P-4 |
Dependents of P-1, P-2 or P-3 principal alien. |
|
| PAA |
Pending Adjustment Applicant |
|
| PARL |
Parole |
|
| Q |
Cultural exchange visitor |
|
| Q-1 |
Cultural Exchange Visitor |
|
| Q-3 |
Dependent of Q-2 |
|
| R |
Religious workers [general] |
|
| R-1 |
Religious Worker |
|
| R-2 |
Religious Worker Dependent |
|
| REFGE |
Refugee |
|
| S |
Aliens supplying critical information [general] |
|
| S-5 |
Alien Assisting in Law Enforcement |
|
| S-7 |
Dpendent of S-5 or S-6 |
|
| S1 |
Certain alients supplying information to criminal orgs |
|
| S2 |
Certain alients supplying information relating to terrorism |
|
| SK-1 |
Special Immigrant (SK-1) |
|
| SK-2 |
Special Immigrant (SK-2) |
|
| SK-3 |
Special Immigrant (SK-3) |
|
| SK-4 |
Special Immigrant (SK-4) |
|
| TD |
Spouse or child of TN-1 or TN-2 |
|
| TN |
Canadian or Mexican Citizen Professional |
|
| TN-1 |
Canadian NAFTA professional |
|
| TN-2 |
Mexican NAFTA professional |
|
| TPR |
Temporary Permanent Resident |
|
| V-3 |
Child of V-1 or V-2 |
|
| V1 |
Spouse of lawful permanent resident |
|
| V2 |
Child of lawful permanent resident |
|
| VWB |
Visa Waiver Business |
|
| VWT |
Visa Waiver Tourist |
|
| WB1 |
Canadian Walkover for Business |
|
| WB2 |
Canadian Walkover for Pleasure |
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