Visa Types & Residency Eligibility

The table of visas below shows visas that are eligible and non-eligible for residency in the "Eligible for Residency" column. 

An  alien  may qualify as a resident (a) by meeting the general one-year durational requirement, (b) by meeting one of the exceptions to the general rule, or (c) by having been granted refugee status and meeting all other requirements for domicile in this state; provided that in establishing domicile, the alien must  not  hold a visa that prohibits establishing domicile in this state.  

Visa Type 

Description 

Eligible for Residency 

A1 

Diplomatic or Consular 

YES 

A2 

Foreign Government Employee/Family 

YES 

A3 

Pers Empl/Fam mbr of A1 or A2 

YES 

B1 

Temporary for Business 

NO 

B2 

Temporary for Pleasure 

NO 

C1 

Alien in Transit 

NO 

C2 

Alien in Transit to UN  

NO 

C3 

Foreign government employee in transit  

NO 

D1 

Crewman departing from the US  

NO 

D2 

Crewman departing from Guam 

NO 

E1 

Treaty trader, spouse and child 

YES 

E2 

Treaty investor, spouse and child 

YES 

E3 

Australian temporary worker 

YES 

EB-3 

Third Priority Worker 

YES 

F1 

Academic student 

NO 

F2 

Spouse or child of F1 

NO 

G1 

Principal rep and family of foreign city 

YES 

G2 

Other rep and family of foreign city 

YES 

G3 

Nonrecognized foreign government rep 

YES 

G4 

International orgn employee and family   

YES 

G5 

Pers employee and family of G1-G4 

YES 

H1 

Temporary for exceptional svcs 

NO 

H1B 

Specialty occupation (temp) 

NO 

H1C 

Nurses in shortage areas 

NO 

H2A 

Temp agricultural worker 

NO 

H2B 

Temp non-agricultural worker 

NO 

H3 

Trainee 

NO 

H4 

Spouse or child of H1 

NO 

I 

Information media 

NO 

IA 

Applied for permanent resident – Must have I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status form or I-797 Notice of Action form 

YES 

IP 

Permanent resident 

YES 

J1 

Exchange visitor 

NO 

J2 

Spouse/child of exchange visitor 

NO 

K1 

Fiancée of a US Citizen 

YES 

K2 

Child of fiancée of a US Citizen 

YES 

K3 

Spouse of a US Citizen 

YES 

K4 

Child of K3 

YES 

L1 

Intracompany transferee 

YES 

L2 

Spouse or child of L1 

YES 

M1 

Vocational Student 

NO 

M2 

Spouse or child of M-1 

NO 

N6 

NATO-6 

YES 

N8 

Parent of Alien SK-3 

NO 

N9 

Child of N8 

NO 

O1 

Person- Extraordinary Ability 

NO 

O2 

Alien accompanying an O1 

NO 

O3 

Family of O1 or O2 

NO 

OPT 

Optional Practical Training 

NO 

P1 

Athletes and Entertainers 

NO 

P2 

Exchange Program Artist 

NO 

P3 

Culturally unique artist 

NO 

P4 

Immediate family of P1-3 

NO 

Q 

Cultural Exchange visitors 

NO 

R1 

Religious worker 

NO 

R2 

Spouse or child of R1 

NO 

RE 

Refugee 

YES 

S 

Federal witness 

NO 

SD1 

Sponsored domestic helper Canadian Trade 

NO 

TD 

Spouse or child of TN1 or TN2 

NO 

TN1 

Canada (NAFTA) 

NO 

TN2 

Mexico (NAFTA) 

NO 

TPS 

Temporary Protective Status 

NO 

U 

Victim(s) of Criminal Activity 

YES 

V1 

Spouse of permanent resident 

YES 

V2 

Child of permanent resident 

YES 

V3 

Derivative child of V1 or V2 

YES 

WB 

Waiver- Business 

NO 

WT 

Waiver- tourist 

NO 

Residency Classification Office 
Administration Building, Room 210 
Email: REG-rco@arizona.edu