Non Immigrant Visas-S
| 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) |
S - Individuals coming to the U.S. to testify in a criminal proceeding
"S" Visa Permanent Extension Signed into Law by President Bush
A permanent extension of the S visa has been signed into law (PL 107-45) by President Bush, as part of the Administration’s anti-terrorism efforts. Congress passed S 1424 immediately after the horrific September 11 terrorist attacks. The S visa, commonly known as the ‘Snitch Visa’, is made available to aliens who co-operate with the government in criminal prosecutions. This is to enable the government to effectively prosecute crimes, especially those committed by terrorists. The S visa was first started in 1994 as a provision in the Violent Crime Reduction Act of 1994. Its provision had actually lapsed, but has been revived after the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001.
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