Temporary (nonimmigrant) visa categories
- B/Visa Waiver (visitors for business or pleasure)
- E-1 and E-2 (treaty traders and investors)
- E-3 (Australian specialty occupation workers for individuals with relevant college degrees)
- F (students)
- H (specialty occupation workers for individuals with relevant college degrees)
- J (exchange visitors)
- L (intracompany transferees from affiliate organizations abroad)
- O (individuals of extraordinary ability)
- R (ministers and religious workers)
- TN (professional workers from Canada and Mexico under the North American Free Trade Agreement)
Permanent (green card) categories
- EB-1 – Employment-based First Preference:
- Individuals of extraordinary ability
- Outstanding professors and researchers
- Multinational managers
- EB-2 – Employment-based Second Preference for individuals seeking a National Interest Waiver (NIW)Labor Certification (PERM)-based preference petitions:
- EB-2 – Employment-based Second Preference for individuals whose jobs require an advanced degree and who have a relevant degree
- EB-3 – Employment-based Third Preference
- Professional workers with relevant bachelor’s degrees
- Skilled workers with at least two years of relevant experience
