United States

Work temporarily for an eligible employer in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Serve as a crewmember on a qualifying sea vessel or international airline.

Direct and develop substantial trade principally between the United States and the treaty country.

Work in a specialty occupation as an Australian national.

Immigrate for permanent employment as a skilled worker, professional or other worker.

Work in a specialty occupation normally requiring a directly related bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Work temporarily in a qualifying specialty occupation as a Chilean or Singaporean national.

Perform temporary or seasonal agricultural labour.

Perform temporary non-agricultural services or labour.

Perform qualifying foreign media or journalistic work in the United States.

Transfer from a qualifying overseas organisation to a related U.S. entity as a manager, executive or specialised-knowledge employee.

Work temporarily in a listed USMCA profession as a Canadian or Mexican citizen.

Direct and develop a substantial investment enterprise in the United States.

Obtain permanent residence through qualifying capital investment and job creation in a new commercial enterprise.

For an applicant who independently qualifies for lawful permanent residence, is admissible, has a visa number available, and makes an unrestricted gift of USD 1,000,000 to the US government, or USD 2,000,000 if paid by a corporation.

For a founder holding at least 10 percent ownership of a US start-up formed within the past five years, with a central active role, whose venture attracted at least USD 311,071 of qualified investment or a government grant of at least USD 124,429.

Immigrate as a person of extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, or qualifying multinational manager or executive.

Immigrate based on an advanced-degree profession or exceptional ability, including a qualifying national-interest waiver.

Work temporarily based on extraordinary ability in science, arts, education, business or athletics, or extraordinary achievement in film or television.

Pursue full-time academic study at an approved school.

Receive training unavailable in the home country or participate in qualifying special-education exchange training.

Participate in an approved educational or cultural exchange programme.

Pursue full-time vocational or other recognised nonacademic study.

Immigrate as an unmarried or married adult child of a U.S. citizen.

Immigrate as the qualifying spouse or unmarried child of a lawful permanent resident.

Immigrate as the sibling of a U.S. citizen aged at least 21.

Immigrate as a child adopted or to be adopted by qualifying U.S. citizen parents.

Join a U.S. citizen spouse as an immediate relative.

Join a U.S. citizen parent as a qualifying child.

Join a U.S. citizen son or daughter aged at least 21.

Enter to marry a U.S. citizen within 90 days and then apply for permanent residence.

Enter temporarily as the spouse of a U.S. citizen while the immigrant petition process continues.

Immigrate after random selection in the annual Diversity Visa programme and satisfaction of all statutory eligibility requirements.

Return to permanent residence after an absence beyond the validity of the re-entry document for reasons outside the resident's control.

Immigrate as a qualifying minister or other covered religious worker under the special-immigrant rules.

Participate in an approved international cultural exchange combining work, training and cultural sharing.

Work temporarily as a minister or in a qualifying religious vocation or occupation.

Visit temporarily for permitted business activities.

Visit temporarily for tourism, family, pleasure or medical treatment.

Travel for eligible business or tourism without a visa under the Visa Waiver Program.

Request protection from persecution after arrival in or physical presence in the United States.

Enter or remain temporarily for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.

Immigrate after qualifying service as an interpreter or employee for or on behalf of the U.S. government and completion of the statutory approval process.

Enter through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program after overseas refugee screening and approval.

Seek protection and permanent residence as an eligible child subject to a qualifying state juvenile-court order.

Remain as a qualifying victim of a severe form of human trafficking who meets assistance and admissibility rules.

Remain temporarily as an eligible national or habitual resident of a currently designated country.

Remain as a qualifying victim of listed criminal activity who suffered substantial abuse and assists law enforcement.

Self-petition without the abuser's knowledge as an abused spouse, child or parent of a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Perform temporarily as a qualifying athlete, entertainment group member, reciprocal artist or culturally unique performer.

Transit immediately and continuously through the United States.

Official travel as a diplomat or foreign-government official.

Immigrate within one of the statutory special-immigrant classes.

Official travel as an employee or representative of a designated international organisation or NATO.