In General
A citizen of a foreign country who seeks to enter the United States generally must first obtain a U.S. visa, which is placed in the traveler’s passport, a travel document issued by the traveler’s country of citizenship.
Certain international travelers may be eligible to travel to the United States without a visa if they meet the requirements for visa-free travel. The Visa section of this website is all about U.S. visas for foreign citizens to travel to the United States.
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A visa is the name given to the permission that the United States issues a person, under certain conditions, to enter the United States. Visas can be characterized or differentiated according to the requirements that need to be met, the limitations the visa bears, the permissions the visa allows, non-immigrant visas vs immigrant visas, and the length of the visa.
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Visas and immigration to the United States can be divided into three main categories:
Tourism related visas
Work related visas
A Permanent Resident Visa (also known as a "Green Card")
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G Visas
Is a non-immigrant type of visa known as a "student visa". G visas can further be divided into G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, and G-5. G visas are meant to serve employees of international organizations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Diplomats, government officials, and employees who will work for international organizations in the United States need G visas. Officials and employees of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) who will work for NATO in the United States need NATO visas.
To receive a G-1, G-2, G-3, or G-4 visa, you must be traveling to attend meetings at, visit, or work at a designated international organization. A G-1 visa may be approved for permanent mission members of a recognized government to a designated international organization and their immediate family members; A G-2 visa may be approved for representatives of a recognized government traveling temporarily to the United States to attend meetings of a designated international organization and their immediate family members; A G-3 visa may be approved for representatives of non-recognized or non-member governments and their immediate family members; A G-4 visa may be approved for individuals coming to the United States to take up an appointment at a designated international organization, including the United Nations, and their immediate family members; A G-5 visa may be approved for personal employees or domestic workers of a G-1, G-2, G-3, an G-4 visa holders.
NATO visas can be further be divided into NATO-1, NATO-2, NATO-3, NATO-4, NATO-5, NATO-6, and NATO-7. A person must be traveling to the United States under the applicable provision of the Agreement on the Status of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or the Protocol on the Status of International Military Headquarters Set Up Pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty. NATO visas may be approved for national representatives, international staff, and immediate family members.
Personal employees or domestic workers of NATO-1, NATO-2, NATO-3, NATO-4, NATO-5, and NATO-6 visa holder may be issued NATO-7 visas. Passport and Visa Exemptions for NATO Forces - Many armed forces personnel are exempt from passport and visa requirements if they are: Attached to NATO Allied Headquarters in the United States and are traveling on official business and entering the United States under the NATO Status of Forces Agreement. When traveling in visa exempt status, such personnel generally enter the United States by military aircraft or naval vessel. The person must present their official military identification card and NATO travel orders.
Immediate family members are not included in the passport and visa exemption, thus is traveling with or intend to join the visa holder at a later date, require to have a passport and NATO-2 visa.
G visas and NATO visas are not relevant in case of Heads of States or Heads of Governments (must always travel to the United States with an A-1 visa, regardless of purpose of travel) or officials coming to perform non-governmental functions of a commercial nature, or traveling as tourists, do not qualify for G or NATO visas. You must apply for the appropriate visa category for your specific travel purpose.
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