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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 04/2004

NON-IMMIGRANT PEOPLE: USCIS CLASS CODES

0010.18.21.03

The following codes indicate non-immigrant status. The codes may be printed on the I-94, passport, visa, or other U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) correspondence. The codes begin with (A) through (R) and are followed by a dash and single digit number. To determine whether a non-immigrant is eligible for assistance, refer to 0011.03.27 (Undocumented and Non-Immigrant People).

A-# Foreign government officials on business and their families.

B-# Visitor for business or pleasure - not accepting employment.

C-# Non-citizens in travel status while traveling through the U.S.A.

D-# Non-citizen crew.

E-# Treaty traders and investors and their families.

F-# Students (may accept employment with written permission).

G-# International organization representatives and their families.

H-# Temporary workers, including agricultural workers.

I-# Members of foreign press or news media and their family.

J-# Exchange visitor under United States Department of State approved program.

K-# Fiances and fiancees of United States citizens and their children.

L-# Intra-company transferees and their families.

M-# Students at vocational or non-academic institutions.

N-# Parent of a non-citizen who is a special immigrant.

O-# People with extraordinary ability in the sciences, art, education, business, or athletics and their families.

P-# Participants in an athletic or artistic event.

Q-# Participants in an international cultural exchange program.

R-# Members of religious organizations and their families.