NONIMMIGRANT VISAS
Types of Visas
A Visas: Officials of Foreign Governments
Who should apply?
This visa is for an accredited government official who needs to go to the U.S. to transact official business on behalf of a foreign government.
What types are available?
- A-1 is for high-ranking foreign government officials and their immediate family
- A-2 is for other foreign government officials and their immediate family
- A-3 is for attendants, servants and personal employees of persons who are eligible for A-1 or A-2 status
What must you establish as an A-1 or A-2 Visa applicant?
- You have been accredited by a foreign government recognized de jure by the Government of the U.S.;
- You intend to engage solely in official activities on behalf of a foreign government while in the U.S.; and
- You have been accepted by the President, the Secretary of State, or a consular officer acting on behalf of the Secretary of State; or
- You are a member of the immediate family of a person who is eligible for an A-1 or A-2 Visa.
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C Visas: Diplomats & Officials in Transit
Who should apply?
This visa is for a government official who needs immediate transit through the U.S. to conduct official business on behalf of a foreign government in another country or the UN Headquarters in New York.
What types are available?
- C-2 is for an official (or unaccredited media representative) of a government not recognized de jure by the U.S. who needs to transit to the UN Headquarters in New York
- C-3 is for an accredited government official, their immediate family and their attendants who need immediate transit through the U.S. to transact official business in another country
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G Visas: International Organization Aliens
Who should apply?
This visa is for an officer or employee of an International Organization who needs to go to the U.S. to work on behalf of that International Organization
What types are available?
- G-1 is for person, regardless of rank, assigned to a permanent mission of a recognized government that is part of an International Organization. G-1 is also for the immediate family of a person eligible for a G-1 Visa
- G-2 is for a representative of a recognized government, regardless of rank, who needs to travel to the U.S. to attend meetings or conferences of a designated International Organization. G-2 is also for the immediate family of a person eligible for a G-2 Visa
- G-3 is for a person assigned or detailed by a member government not recognized by the U.S. or a government recognized by the U.S. that is not a member of the International Organization in question
- G-4 is for a person, regardless of rank, employed by an International Organization. G-4 is also for the immediate family of a person eligible for a G-4 Visa
- G-5 is for attendants, servants and personal employees of persons who are eligible for G-1, G-2, G-3 and G-4 Visas
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