Non-immigrant visa is issued to an alien who has an intention of staying for a certain period of time in the U.S.
1. B-1: Business visitor, B-2: Tourism, vacation, pleasure visitor
2. E-1: Treaty trader (To quality for E-1 classification, the treaty trader must 1) be a national of a country with which the United States maintains a treaty of commerce and navigation; 2) carry on substantial trade; 3) carry on principal trade between the United States and the treaty country which qualified the treaty trader for E-1 classification), E-2: Treaty investor
3. F: Academic Student
4. H-1B: Occupational visa, H1-C: Nurses going to work health professional shortage areas, H2-A: Temporary agricultural worker visa, H-3: Trainee
5. I: Foreign media representative/ Journalist
6. J -1: Exchange visitors – professor, scholar, teacher
7. K-1/ K-2: Fiancé/ Fiancée of US Citizen
8. L -1A: Intracompany transferee – executive or managerial, L-1B: Intracompany transferee – specialized knowledge
9. M-1: Vocational student
10. O: Foreign national with extraordinary ability in Science, Arts, Education, Business or Athletics
11. P: Performing athlete, artist, entertainer
12. R: Religious worker
13. TN: Mexican or Canadian citizen; NAFTA Professional