Appendix E: Non-Citizen Documentation Desk Guide

Non-Citizen Verification Documents

Permanent Residence, Asylee, Refugee, Parolee, withheld deportation, Cuban/Haitian entrants

I-551, I-94

Battered Aliens

I-797

Ambassadors (and family)

A-2 Visa

Temporarily visiting for business

B-1 Visa

Immediate/continuous transit to U.N.H.Q.

G-2, G-3, or G-4 Visa

Alien Crewmen

I-68, I-94W

Alien entering U.S. under treaty of commerce

E-Visa

Full-time foreign students (and family)

F-Visa

Commuting students from Canada

I-185

Commuting students from Mexico

I-186

Fiancé(e) of U.S. citizen

K-Visa

Alien continuing employment with U.S. branch of current

L-1A Visa

Full-time vocational/non-academic student (and family)

M-Visa

Aliens with extraordinary talent/ability

O-1 Visa

Temporary performers

P-Visa

Aliens in cultural exchange program

Q-Visa

Alien member of religious denomination w/ nonprofit organization

R-1 Visa

Aliens valuable for information of criminal activity/trafficking

U-Visa

Alien beneficiary to petition to accord status

Approval notice from USCIS

Temporary parole for humanitarian reason

I-94

Temporary resident status for special agricultural worker

H-2A Visa

Temporary resident status due to adjust status of entrants prior to Jan 1, 1982

Approval notice from USCIS

Temporary Protected Status

I-94 and approval notice from USCIS

Granted employment authorization under 8 CFR 274a.12(c)

Approval notice from

USCIS

Family Unity beneficiaries

I-817 and approval notice (I-797) from USCIS

Alien under Deferred Enforced Departure

Approval notice from

USCIS

Alien granted Deferred Action status

Approval notice from USCIS

Alien granted an administrative stay of removal

I-688B or I-766 EAD

Beneficiary of approved visa petition

Approval notice from USCIS

Alien with pending application for asylum

I-589 and approval notice from USCIS

Alien granted withholding of removal under Convention Against Torture

I-589 and approval notice from USCIS

Child pending application for Special Immigrant Juvenile status

Approval notice from USCIS

Lawfully present in American Samoa

Approval notice from USCIS

Victim of severe trafficking of persons

T-Visa

Issued March 31, 2023