Figure: 19 TAC §21.24(b)(3)
| Visa Type |
Nonimmigrant (Temporary) Visa Categories | Eligible to Domicile in the United States? |
|---|---|---|
| A-1 | Ambassadors, public ministers or career diplomats and their immediate family members |
Yes |
| A-2 | Other accredited officials or employees of foreign governments and their immediate family members |
Yes |
| A-3 | Personal attendants, servants or employees and their immediate family members of A-1 and A-2 visa holders |
Yes |
| B-1 | Temporary visitor for business | No |
| B-2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | No |
| C-1 | Foreign travelers in transit through the United States | No |
| C-1D | Combined transit and crewmen visa | No |
| C-2 | Person in transit to UN Headquarters under §11 (3), (4), or (5) of the Headquarter Agreement. |
No |
| C-3 | Foreign government official, members of immediate family, attendant or personal employee in transit |
No |
| C-4 | Transit without Visa. See TWOV | No |
| D-1 | Crewmember departing on same vessel of arrival | No |
| D-2 | Crewmember departing by means other than vessel of arrival | No |
| E-1 | Treaty traders, spouse and children | Yes |
| E-2 | Treaty investors, spouse and children | Yes |
| F-1 | Academic student | No |
| F-2 | Spouse or child of F-1 | No |
| F-3 | Academic students who are Canadian or Mexican citizens, who commute across the border to study full-time or part-time in the United States. |
No** |
| G-1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and members of immediate family. |
Yes |
| G-2 | Other accredited representatives of recognized foreign member governments to international organization and their immediate family members |
Yes |
| G-3 | Representatives of non-recognized or nonmember government to international organization, and members of immediate family |
Yes |
| G-4 | International organization officer or employee, and their immediate family members |
Yes |
| G-5 | Attendants, servants and personal employees of G-1, G-2, G-3 or G-4 visa holders and their immediate family members |
Yes |
| H-1B | Specialty Occupations, DOD workers, fashion models | Yes |
| H-1C | Nurses going to work for up to three years in health professional shortage areas |
No |
| H-2A | Temporary agricultural workers | No |
| H-2B | Temporary workers, skilled and unskilled | No |
| H-3 | Trainee | No |
| H-4 | Spouse or child of H-1, H-2 or H-3 visa holders | H-4 dependents of H-1B Yes; all other H-4 dependents, No |
| I | Visas for foreign media representatives | Yes |
| J-1 | Visas for exchange visitors | No |
| J-2 | Spouse or child of J-1 visa holders | No |
| K-1 | Fiancé(e) | Yes |
| K-2 | Minor child of K-1 | Yes |
| K-3 | Spouse of a U.S. citizen (LIFE Act) | Yes |
| K-4 | Child of a K-3 (LIFE Act) | Yes |
| L1-A | Executive, managerial | Yes |
| L1-B | Specialized knowledge | Yes |
| L-2 | Spouse or child of L-1 | Yes |
| M-1 | Vocational or other nonacademic students, other than language students |
No |
| M-2 | Immediate families of M-1 visa holders | No |
| M-3 | Vocational students who are Canadian or Mexican citizens, who commute across the border to study full-time or part-time in the U.S. |
No** |
| N-8 | Parent of alien classified as SK-3 “Special Immigrant” | Yes |
| N-9 | Child of N-8, SK-1, SK-2, or SK-4 “Special Immigrant” | Yes |
| NATO 1 | Principal Permanent Representative of Member State to NATO and resident members of official staff or immediate family |
Yes |
| NATO 2 | Other representatives of Member State; Dependents of Member of a Force entering in accordance with the provisions of NATO Status-of-Forces agreement; Members of such a Force if issued visas |
Yes |
| NATO 3 | Official clerical staff accompanying Representative of Member State to NATO or immediate member |
Yes |
| NATO 4 | Official of NATO other than those qualified as NATO-1 and immediate family |
Yes |
| NATO 5 | Expert other than NATO officials qualified under NATO-4, employed on behalf of NATO and immediate family |
Yes |
| NATO 6 | Members of civilian component who is either accompanying a Force entering in accordance with the provisions of the NATO Status-of-Forces agreement; attached to an Allied headquarters under the protocol on the Status of International Military headquarters set up pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty; and their dependents |
Yes |
| NATO 7 | Attendants, servants or personal employees of NATO-1, NATO-2, NATO-3, NATO-4, NATO-5 or NATO-6, or immediate |
Yes |
| O-1 | Extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, athletics |
Yes |
| O-2 | Essential support staff of 0-1 visa holders | No |
| O-3 | Immediate family members of 0-1 and O-2 visa holders | O-3 dependents of O-1 holders Yes; O-3 dependents of O-2 holders, No |
| P-1 | Individual or team athletes | No |
| P-2 | Artists and entertainers in reciprocal exchange programs | No |
| P-3 | Artists and entertainers in culturally unique programs | No |
| P-4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2 and P-3. | No |
| Q-1 | International cultural-exchange visitors | No |
| Q-2 | Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program (Walsh Visas) |
No |
| Q-3 | Spouse or child of Q-2 | No |
| R-1 | Religious workers | Yes |
| R-2 | Spouse or child of R-1 | Yes |
| S-5 | Informant of criminal organization information | No |
| S-6 | Informant of terrorism information | No |
| T-1 | Victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons | Yes |
| T-2 | Spouse of a T-1 | Yes |
| T-3 | Child of a T-1 | Yes |
| T-4 | Parent of a T-1 visa holder (if the child is under 21 years of age) |
Yes |
| TC | No longer issued. TN issued in its place. | No |
| TD | Spouse or child accompanying TN | |
| TN | Trade visas for Canadians and Mexicans in NAFTA | No |
| TPS | Temporary Protected Status | Yes |
| TWOV | Passenger or Crew | No |
| U-1 | Victim of certain criminal activity | Yes |
| U-2 | Spouse of a U-1 | Yes |
| U-3 | Child of a U-1 | Yes |
| U-4 | Parent of a U-1 visa holder (if the child is under 21 years of age). |
Yes |
| V-1 | Spouse of Legal Permanent Resident (LPR) who is the principal beneficiary of a family-based petition (I-130) which was filed prior to December 21, 2000, and has been pending for at least three years |
Yes |
| V-2 | Child of Legal Permanent Resident (LPR) who is the principal beneficiary of a family-based petition (I-130) which was filed prior to December 21, 2000, and has been pending for at least three years |
Yes |
| V-3 | Derivative child of a V-1 or V-2 visa holder | Yes |
**Please note: These international, commuting students may be eligible for a waiver of nonresident tuition under Texas Education Code §54.060(b).