Common Visa Categories at Yale

Students enrolled in a degree program
(undergraduate and graduate)

Non-degree students and certain qualified degree-seeking students

Post-graduate and Post-doctorate fellows or associates, visiting fellows, research affiliates, and others 

Short-term visitors: Visits that are more than 9 days and less than 6 months 

Temporary hire for academic staff appointment such as professor, associate professor

J-1 Student Intern

Undergraduates enrolled in a Yale internship program 

O-1

Temporary hire for academic staff appointment who can demonstrate exceptional ability in their field

TN

Citizens of Canada and Mexico to work temporarily in the United States

E-3

Australian citizens in a “specialty occupation.”

B-1, B-2, WB & WT

Short-term visitor – less than 9 days; receiving honorarium and/or reimbursement of expenses

B-1 or WB

Short-term visitor – more than 9 days REIMBURSEMENT ONLY

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