§ 41.12 - Classification symbols.

§ 41.12 Classification symbols.

Cross Reference

Link to an amendment published at 88 FR 45070, July 14, 2023.

A A nonimmigrant visa issued to a nonimmigrant alien an applicant within one of the classes described in this section shall bear an appropriate visa symbol to show the its classification of the alien. The symbol shall be inserted in the space provided on the visa. The following visa symbols shall be used:

Table 1 to § 41.12

Symbol	Class	Section of law
A1	Ambassador, Public Minister, Career Diplomat or Consular Officer, or Immediate Family	INA 101(a)(15)(A)(i).
A2	Other Foreign Government Official or Employee, or Immediate Family	INA 101(a)(15)(A)(ii).
A3	Attendant, Servant, or Personal Employee of A1 or A2, or Immediate Family	INA 101(a)(15)(A)(iii).
B1	Temporary Visitor for Business	INA 101(a)(15)(B).
B2	Temporary Visitor for Pleasure	INA 101(a)(15)(B).
B1/B2	Temporary Visitor for Business & Pleasure	INA 101(a)(15)(B).
C1	Alien Noncitizen in Transit	INA 101(a)(15)(C).
C1/D	Combined Transit and Crewmember Visa	INA 101(a)(15)(C) and (D).
C2	Alien Noncitizen in Transit to United Nations Headquarters District Under Sec. 11.(3), (4), or (5) of the Headquarters Agreement	INA 101(a)(15)(C).
C3	Foreign Government Official, Immediate Family, Attendant, Servant, or Personal Employee, in Transit	INA 212(d)(8).
CW1	Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands—Only Transitional Worker	Section 6(d) of Public Law 94–241, as added by Section 702(a) of Public Law 110–229; 48 U.S.C. 1806(d).
CW2	Spouse or Child of CW1	Section 6(d) of Public Law 94–241, as added by Section 702(a) of Public Law 110–229; 48 U.S.C. 1806(d).
D	Crewmember (Sea or Air)	INA 101(a)(15)(D).
E1	Treaty Trader, Spouse or Child	INA 101(a)(15)(E)(i).
E2	Treaty Investor, Spouse or Child	INA 101(a)(15)(E)(ii).	E3
Australian Treaty Alien coming E2C	Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Investor, Spouse or Child	Section 6(c) of Public Law 94–241, as added by Section 702(a) of Public Law 110–229; 48 U.S.C. 1806(d).
E3	Australian National Coming to the United States Solely to Perform Services in a Specialty Occupation	INA 101(a)(15)(E)(iii).
E3D	Spouse or Child of E3	INA 101(a)(15)(E)(iii).
E3R	Returning E3	INA 101(a)(15)(E)(iii).
F1	Student in an academic or language training programAcademic or Language Training Program	INA 101(a)(15)(F)(i).
F2	Spouse or Child of F1	INA 101(a)(15)(F)(ii).
F3	Canadian or Mexican national commuter student National Commuter Student in an academic or language training programAcademic or Language Training Program	INA 101(a)(15)(F)(iii).
G1	Principal Resident Representative of Recognized Foreign Government to International Organization, Staff, or Immediate Family	INA 101(a)(15)(G)(i).
G2	Other Representative of Recognized Foreign Member Government to International Organization, or Immediate Family	INA 101(a)(15)(G)(ii).
G3	Representative of Nonrecognized Non-recognized or Nonmember Foreign Government to International Organization, or Immediate Family	INA 101(a)(15)(G)(iii).
G4	International Organization Officer or Employee, or Immediate Family	INA 101(a)(15)(G)(iv).
G5	Attendant, Servant, or Personal Employee of G1 through G4, or Immediate Family	INA 101(a)(15)(G)(v).
H1B	Alien Temporary Worker in a Specialty Occupation (Profession)	INA 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b).
H1B1	Chilean or Singaporean National to Work Temporary Worker in a Specialty Occupation	INA 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b1).
H1C	Registered Nurse in health professional shortage areaHealth Professional Shortage Area	INA 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(c).
H2A	Temporary Worker Performing Agricultural Services Unavailable in the United States	INA 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a).
H2B	Temporary Worker Performing Other Services Unavailable in the United StatesNon-Agricultural Worker	INA 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b).
H3	Trainee or Special Education Exchange Visitor	INA 101(a)(15)(H)(iii).
H4	Spouse or Child of Alien Classified H1B/B1/C, H2A/B/R, or H–3, H1B1, H1C, H2A, H2B, or H3	INA 101(a)(15)(H)(iv).
I	Representative of Foreign Information Media, Spouse and Child	INA 101(a)(15)(I).
J1	Exchange Visitor	INA 101(a)(15)(J).
J2	Spouse or Child of J1	INA 101(a)(15)(J).
K1	FianceFiancé(e) of United States Citizen	INA 101(a)(15)(K)(i).
K2	Child of FianceFiancé(e) of U.S. Citizen	INA 101(a)(15)(K)(iii).
K3	Spouse of U.S. citizen awaiting availability of immigrant visa	INA 101(a)(15)(K)(ii).
K4	Child of K3	INA 101(a)(15)(K)(iii).
L1	Intracompany Transferee (Executive, Managerial, and Specialized Knowledge Personnel Continuing Employment with International Firm or Corporation)	INA 101(a)(15)(L).
L2	Spouse or Child of Intracompany TransfereeL1	INA 101(a)(15)(L).
M1	Vocational Student or Other Nonacademic Student	INA 101(a)(15)(M)(i).
M2	Spouse or Child of M1	INA 101(a)(15)(M)(ii).
M3	Canadian or Mexican national commuter student National Commuter Student (Vocational student or other nonacademic student)Student or Other Nonacademic Student)	INA 101(a)(15)(M)(iii).
N8	Parent of an Alien Individual Classified by DHS as SK3 or SN3	INA 101(a)(15)(N)(i).
N9	Child of N8 or of Individual Classified by DHS as SK1, SK2, SK4, SN1, SN2 or SN4	INA 101(a)(15)(N)(ii).
NATO 1	NATO1	Principal Permanent Representative of Member State to NATO (including any of its Subsidiary Bodies) Resident in the U.S. and Resident Members of Official Staff; Secretary General, Assistant Secretaries General, and Executive Secretary of NATO; Other Permanent NATO Officials of Similar Rank, or Immediate Family	Art. 12, 5 UST 1094; Art. 20, 5 UST 1098.
NATO 2	NATO2	Other Representative of member state Member State to NATO (including any of its Subsidiary Bodies) including Representatives, Advisers, and Technical Experts of Delegations, or Immediate Family; Dependents of Member of a Force Entering in Accordance with the Provisions of the NATO Status-of-Forces Agreement or in Accordance with the provisions of the “Protocol on the Status of International Military Headquarters”; Members of Such a Force if Issued Visas	Art. 13, 5 UST 1094; Art. 1, 4 UST 1794; Art. 3, 4 UST 1796.
NATO 3	NATO3	Official Clerical Staff Accompanying Representative of Member State to NATO (including any of its Subsidiary Bodies), or Immediate Family	Art. 14, 5 UST 1096.
NATO 4	NATO4	Official of NATO (Other Than Those Classifiable as NATO1), or Immediate Family	Art. 18, 5 UST 1098.
NATO 5	NATO5	Experts, Other Than NATO Officials Classifiable Under NATO4, Employed in Missions on Behalf of NATO, and their Dependents	Art. 21, 5 UST 1100.
NATO 6	NATO6	Member of a Civilian Component Accompanying a Force Entering in Accordance with the Provisions of the NATO Status-of-Forces Agreement; Member of a Civilian Component Attached to or Employed by an Allied Headquarters Under the “Protocol on the Status of International Military Headquarters” Set Up Pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty; and their Dependents	Art. 1, 4 UST 1794; Art. 3, 5 UST 877.
NATO 7	NATO7	Attendant, Servant, or Personal Employee of NATO1, NATO2, NATO 3, NATO4, NATO5, and NATO6 Classes, or Immediate Family	Arts. 12–20, 5 UST 1094–1098.
O1	Alien Worker with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement in Sciences, Arts, Education, Business, or Athletics	INA 101(a)(15)(O)(i).
O2	Alien Person Accompanying and Assisting in the Artistic or Athletic Performance by O1	INA 101(a)(15)(O)(ii).
O3	Spouse or Child of O1 or O2	INA 101(a)(15)(O)(iii).
P1	Internationally Recognized Athlete or Member of Internationally Recognized Entertainment Group	INA 101(a)(15)(P)(i).
P2	Artist or Entertainer in a Reciprocal Exchange Program	INA 101(a)(15)(P)(ii).
P3	Artist or Entertainer in a Culturally Unique Program	INA 101(a)(15)(P)(iii).
P4	Spouse or Child of P1, P2, or P3	INA 101(a)(15)(P)(iv).
Q1	Participant in an International Cultural Exchange Program	INA 101(a)(15)(Q)(i).
R1	Alien in Member of a Religious OccupationDenomination Performing Religious Work	INA 101(a)(15)(R).
R2	Spouse or Child of R1	INA 101(a)(15)(R).
S5	Certain Aliens Person Supplying Critical Information Relating to a Criminal Organization or Enterprise	INA 101(a)(15)(S)(i).
S6	Certain Aliens Person Supplying Critical Information Relating to Terrorism	INA 101(a)(15)(S)(ii).
S7	Qualified Family Member of S5 or S6	INA 101(a)(15)(S).
T1	Victim of a severe form Severe Form of trafficking Trafficking in personsPersons	INA 101(a)(15)(T)(i).
T2	Spouse of T1	INA 101(a)(15)(T)(ii).
T3	Child of T1	INA 101(a)(15)(T)(ii).
T4	Parent of a T1 under 21 years of age; or Parent of a T1 (Any Age) Who Faces Present Danger of Retaliation	INA 101(a)(15)(T)(ii).
T5	Unmarried Sibling under age 18 years of age of a T1 under Under 21 years of ageYears of Age; or Unmarried Sibling Under 18 Years of Age of a T1 (Any Age), Who Faces Present Danger of Retaliation	INA 101(a)(15)(T)(ii).
T6	Adult or Minor Child of a Derivative Beneficiary of a T1 (Any Age) Who Faces Present Danger of Retaliation	INA 101(a)(15)(T)(ii).
TN	USMCA Professional	INA 214(e)(1).
TD	Spouse or Child of a USMCATN	INA 214(e)(1).
U1	Victim of criminal activityCriminal Activity	INA 101(a)(15)(U)(i).
U2	Spouse of U1	INA 101(a)(15)(U)(ii).
U3	Child of U1	INA 101(a)(15)(U)(ii).
U4	Parent of U1 under Under 21 years Years of ageAge	INA 101(a)(15)(U)(ii).
U5	Unmarried Sibling under age Under Age 18 of U1 under Under 21 years Years of ageAge	INA 101(a)(15)(U)(ii).
V1	Spouse of a Lawful Permanent Resident Alien Awaiting Availability of Immigrant Visa	INA 101(a)(15)(V)(i) or INA 101(a)(15)(V)(ii).
V2	Child of a Lawful Permanent Resident Alien Awaiting Availability Of of Immigrant Visa	INA 101(a)(15)(V)(i) or INA 101(a)(15)(V)(ii).
V3	Child of a V1 or V2	203(d) & INA 101(a)(15)(V)(i) or INA 101 (a)(15)(V)(ii) & INA 203(d).

[78 88 FR 68992, Nov. 18, 2013, as amended at 85 FR 38321, June 26, 2020; 86 FR 61065, Nov. 5, 202145070, July 14, 2023]