USIVA / visa pathways
Start with the purpose. Keep the source trail.
This catalog organizes official U.S. visa categories into readable routes. Use it to name the question, find the government source, and prepare a more useful next conversation.
Choose the track
Two different questions need two different maps.
Temporary travel and permanent immigration use different official workflows, source agencies, and planning handoffs. Start with the track that matches the decision in front of you.
Nonimmigrant routes
Temporary travel, study, exchange, employment, official assignments, family derivatives, and humanitarian categories.
Open 78 route records 02 / IVImmigrant routes
Family, adoption, employment, special immigrant, diversity, K, and returning-resident routes for permanent immigration questions.
Open 28 route recordsHow to use a route
A category label starts the conversation; it does not finish it.
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Name the purpose. Separate study, work, transit, family, official travel, and permanent immigration.
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Open the source. Use the linked State Department or USCIS page, then check the responsible post or program.
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Prepare the handoff. Keep dates, documents, owners, and unresolved questions together.
Planning boundary: USIVA catalog pages are informational. They do not determine eligibility, status, work authorization, admissibility, visa issuance, or timing, and they do not replace individualized advice.