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Our law firm has successfully filed
non-immigrant visas for clients either
present in the United
States or living in other countries. Both
our staff and clientele continue to grow. We
are a team
dedicated to providing professional services
to high-tech companies and the health-care
industry,
including hospitals.
Contact Us If you have any questions about
any existing US non-immigrant visa, or need
help on getting a visa. Please call
413-7371200, any time for
the location nearest you.
US Non-Immigrant Visas
US non-immigrant visas are given to foreign
nationals who intend to stay in the United
States
temporarily. Attorney Reid has successfully
handled over 350 immigration cases. She
knows how to get you through the visa
process.
Types of US Non-Immigrant Visas
Any foreign national traveling to the United
States should have three documents on hand
during
the duration of his or her stay:
1. A passport issued by his home country,
2. An entry visa stamped on the passport
(the new ones are machine readable and
computer stamped; the
old ones are hand-stamped),
3. The small I-94 form attached to the
passport.
The type of US non-immigrant visa is stamped
on the passport and written in the upper
right hand
corner of the I-94. The different
classifications include a wide range of
student visas and temporary
workers visas:
A-1 Ambassador, public
minister, career diplomatic or consular
officer, member of the immediate family
A-2 Other foreign
government official or employee, immediate
family members
A-3 Attendant, servant, or
personal employee of A-1or A-2 & members of
immediate family
B-1 Temporary visitor for
business
B-2 Temporary visitor for
pleasure
B-1/B-2 Temporary visitor
for business and pleasure
C-1/D Combined Transit and
Crewman Visa
E-1 Treaty Trader, spouse
and children
E-2 Treaty Investor, spouse
and children
F-1 Student (academic or
language training program)
F-2 Spouse and Children of
F-1
G-1 Principal resident
representative of recognized government to
international organization
(& immediate
family)
G-2 Same as G-1 for other
than principal representative
G-3 Same as G-1 or G-2 for
non-recognized government
G-4 International
organization officer or employee and members
of immediate family
G-5 Attendant, servant, or
personal employee of G1 through G-4 Classes
H-1A Registered nurse
H-1B Alien in specialty
occupation (profession)
H-2A Agricultural worker
performing agricultural services unavailable
in the United States
H-2B Agricultural worker
performing other services unavailable in the
United States
H-3 Trainee
H-4 Spouse and child of
H-1, 2 or 3
I Representative of foreign
informational media, spouse and children
J-1 Exchange visitor
J-2 Spouse or child of J-1
L-1 Intra-company
transferee
L-2 Spouse or children of
L-1
M-1 Student (vocational or
other recognized non-academic)
M-2 Spouse or children of
M-1
NATO-1 Principal permanent
representative of member states to NATO &
official staff, plus immediate
families
NATO-2 Other
representatives of members states to NATO,
plus immediate families
NATO-3 Official clerical
staff accompanying NATO-1 and 2 holders,
plus immediate families
NATO-4 NATO officials and
immediate families not eligible for NATO-1
visas, plus immediate families
NATO-5 Experts not eligible
for NATO-4 status, plus dependents
NATO-6 Civilian component
members accompanying NATO force or employed
by allied headquarters,
plus dependents
NATO-7 Attendant, servant,
or personal employee of NATO-1 through 6
alien and immediate family
O-1 Aliens of extraordinary
ability in sciences, arts, education,
business or athletics
O-2 Accompanying alien
O-3 Spouse or child of O-1
or O-2
P-1 Internationally
recognized athletes or members of
internationally recognized entertainment
group
P-2 Artist or entertainer
in reciprocal exchange program
P-3 Artist or entertainer
in culturally unique program
P-4 Spouse or child of P-1,
2, or 3
Q Participant in
international cultural exchange program
R-1 Alien in a religious
occupation
R-2 Spouse or child of R-1
S-5 Certain aliens
supplying critical information relating to a
criminal organization or enterprise
S-6 Certain aliens
supplying critical information relating to
terrorism
S-7 Qualified family member
of S-5 or S-6
T For individuals who are
present in the U.S., American Samoa or the
Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands
as the result of trafficking.
U Victims of certain crimes
V V visa is for spouses and
children of green card holders who have been
waiting at least three years to
immigrate permanently to the U.S. and whose I-130 petitions
were filed on or before December 21,
2000, the date of the enactment of LIFE.
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