The intention of your travel will determine the type of US visa applicable for you. As a visa applicant, you will have to establish that you cater to all the requirements to receive the category of the visa that you have applied for.
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Non-immigrant US visa category
| Purpose of travel
|
Visa Category | Requirements
|
| Athlete, amateur or professional (competing for prize money only) | B-1 | (NA) |
| Exchange visitor
|
J | SELVIS |
| Australian professional specialty
|
E-3 | DOL |
| Border Crossing Card – Mexico
|
BCC | (NA) |
| Business Visitor
|
B-1 | (NA) |
| CNMI – only transitional worker | CW-1 | (USCIS) |
| Crew member
|
D | (NA) |
| Diplomat or foreign government officials
|
A | (NA) |
| Domestic employee accompanying a foreign national employer
|
B-1 | (NA) |
| Employee of a designated international organization
|
G1-G5, NATO
|
(NA) |
| Exchange visitor
|
J | SELVIS |
| Foreign military personnel stationed in USA
|
A-2
NATOI-6 |
(NA) |
| Foreign national with extraordinary ability
|
O | USCIS |
| Free Trade Agreement
|
H-1B1 – Chile H-1B1 – Singapore |
DOL |
| International cultural exchange visitor
|
Q | USCIS |
| Intra-company transferee
|
L | USCIS |
| Medical treatment
|
B-2 | (NA) |
| Media, journalist
|
I | (NA) |
| NAFTA professional worker
|
TN/TD | (NA) |
| Performing athlete, artiste or entertainer
|
P | USCIS |
| Physician
|
J, H-1B | SEVIS |
| Professor, scholar, teacher
|
J | SEVIS |
| Religious worker
|
R | USCIS |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge
|
H-1B | DOL then USCIS |
| Student
|
F,M | SEVIS |
| Temporary agricultural worker
|
H-2A | DOL then USCIS |
| Temporary worker for other services
|
H-2B | DOL then USCIS |
| Tourism and vacation
|
B-2 | (NA) |
| Training in program
|
H-3 | USCIS |
| Treaty trader/investor
|
E | (NA) |
| Transiting the US
|
C | (NA) |
| Victim of criminal activity
|
U | USCIS |
| Victim of human trafficking
|
T | USCIS |
| Non immigrant visa for spouse and children
|
V | (NA) |
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Immigrant visa category for Immigrating to USA
| Person concerned
|
Visa category |
| Spouse of U.S citizen
|
IR1, CR1 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen awaiting approval of an I-130 immigrant petition
|
K-3 |
| Fiancé to marry U.S citizen
|
K-1 |
| Inter country Adoption of Orphan Children by U.S. Citizens
|
IR3, IH3, IR4, IH4 |
| Certain family members of U.S citizen
|
IR2, CR2, IR5, F1, F3, F4 |
| Certain family members of lawful permanent residents
|
F2A F2B |
| Priority workers
Professionals holding degrees Other workers Investors Special immigrants
|
E1
E2 E3, EW3 C5, T5, R5, I5 many |
| Religious workers
|
SD,SR |
| Iraqi and Afghan interpreters
|
SI |
| Iraqis who worked for U.S government
|
SQ |
| Afghans who worked for U.S government
|
SQ |
| Diversity immigrant visa
|
DV |
| Retuning residents
|
SB |