Non Immigrant Visas-I
| Types of Nonimmigrant Visa |
| A | Diplomats and foreign government officials |
| B | Visitors for business or pleasure (B-1/B-2 information) |
| C | Transit visa |
| D | Crewmen |
| E | Treaty Traders and Investors (E-1 & E-2 information) |
| F | Students (academic) (F-1 information) |
| H | Temporary Workers |
| I | Representatives of foreign media |
| J | Exchange Program students, scholars, trainees, teachers, research assistants, medical graduates, etc. (J-1 information) |
| K | Fiancees of U.S. citizens |
| L | Intracompany transferees (L-1 information) |
| M | Students (vocational) (M-1 information) |
| N | Parents or children of an alien accorded Special Immigrant status |
| O | Individuals with extraordinary ability in the arts, sciences, business, athletics, movies, or television |
| P | Athletes and entertainers - highly qualified individuals / groups as well as accompanying group members |
| Q | Participants in international cultural programs |
| R | Religious workers |
| S | Individuals coming to the U.S. to testify in a criminal proceeding |
| TN | Canadians and Mexicans entering under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) |
I - Representatives of foreign media
The I Visa is a vital tool in a global system, where news and cultures are shared and dispatched across national lines. The I Visa is available to media employees including reporters, freelance journalists and film crew members; mainstream filmmakers are not eligible for this status. I visas are available to persons only to work for a foreign media outlet, or a U.S.-based subsidiary of a foreign media company.
The applicant’s spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21 may be eligible for a derivative I status. The applicant’s employer must offer a letter detailing the applicant’s position. I visas, however, are not available to fiancées. If the applicant’s spouse or children wish to visit you in the U.S., they may choose to apply for a B-2 visa. They may also be eligible to travel under the Visa Waiver Program.
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