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Visa Definitions
Includes the following visa types:
B-1: visitor for business
B-2: visitor for pleasure
For additional information, visit the Office of International Students & Scholars website.
Includes the following visa types:
WB: visa waiver for business
WT: visa waiver for pleasure
For further information, visit the Office of International Students & Scholars website.
Canadian students and scholars do not need a visa to enter the United States, however you must be sure to complete your I-94 record with the U.S. immigration official at your point of entry to the United States.
For more information, visit the Office of International Students & Scholars website.
F-1 student status under Yale University sponsorship (Form I-20 is issued by Yale University).
For further information, visit the Office of International Students & Scholars website.
F-1 student status NOT under Yale University sponsorship (Form I-20 is issued by institution other than Yale).
For more information, visit the Office of International Students & Scholars website.
J-1 Exchange Visitor under Yale University’s J-1 Program Sponsorship (Form DS-2019 is issued by Yale University). This category includes:
- J-1 Student;
- J-1 Professor and Researcher;
- J-1 Short Term Scholar.
For more information, visit the Office of International Students & Scholars website.
J-1 Exchange Visitor NOT under Yale University’s J-1 Program Sponsorship (Form DS-2019 is issued by institution other than Yale). This category includes:
- J-1 Student
- J-1 Professor and Researcher
- J-1 Short-term Scholar
For more information, visit the Office of International Students & Scholars website.
These visas are employer- and position-specific. Payment for services other than for the petitioning employer and the position noted on the application is not permitted.
H-1B: Temporary worker. For more information, visit the Office of International Students & Scholars website.
O-1: Workers of extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletics. For more information, visit the Office of International Students & Scholars website.
TN: Trade NAFTA status available only to Canadians and Mexican citizens. For more information, visit the Office of International Students & Scholars website.
The following visas are employer- and position-specific. Payment for services, including payments of honoraria, other than for the petitioning employer and the position noted on the application is not permitted.
H-1B: Temporary worker.
I-1: Representative of foreign information media.
O-1: Workers of extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletics.
R-1: Religious worker.
TN: Trade NAFTA status available only to Canadians and Mexican citizens.
For further information, visit the Office of International Students & Scholars website.
A-1: Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer.
A-2: Other foreign government official or employee.
G-1: Principal resident representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization.
G-4: International organization officer or employee.
P-1 Internationally Recognized Athlete or Entertainment Group or Essential Support Personnel: Individuals in the U.S. as internationally recognized athletes competing individually or as part of a team, or individuals performing as part of an entertainment group that has been internationally recognized, and their essential support personnel.
P-2 Artist or Entertainer Under a Reciprocal Exchange Program: Individuals in the U.S. as artists or entertainers, operating individually or as a group, who will be performing under a reciprocal exchange program between an organization in the U.S. and one in a foreign state.
P-3 Artist or Entertainer in a Culturally Unique Program: Individuals in the U.S. as artists and entertainers operating individually or as a group, who are recognized for excellence in developing, interpreting, representing, coaching or teaching a unique or traditional ethnic, folk, cultural, musical, theatrical or artistic performance or presentation.