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The NATO-1 visa is a non-immigrant
visa
Visa most commonly refers to:
* Travel visa, a document that allows entry to a foreign country
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** Visa Debit card issued by the above company
** Visa Electron, a debit card
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which allows representatives from
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO ; , OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental Transnationalism, transnational military alliance of 32 Member states of NATO, member s ...
member states, their official staff, and their immediate family members to travel to the
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
. Recipients are normally exempt from inspection, and the visa is valid for the duration of the individual's stay in the US.
Heads of state
A head of state is the public persona of a sovereign state.#Foakes, Foakes, pp. 110–11 "he head of state
He or HE may refer to:
Language
* He (letter), the fifth letter of the Semitic abjads
* He (pronoun), a pronoun in Modern English
* He (kana), one of the Japanese kana (へ in hiragana and ヘ in katakana)
* Ge (Cyrillic), a Cyrillic letter cal ...
being an embodiment of the State itself or representative of its international persona." The name given to the office of head of sta ...
traveling to the U.S. are ineligible for this visa category, even when on official NATO business, and must apply for an
A-1 visa
An A Visa is a category of non-immigrant visas allowing travel to the United States issued to ambassadors, diplomats, government officials, and their support staff.
Types A-1
The A-1 visa is granted to many people such as ambassadors, ministe ...
regardless of their purpose of travel. NATO officials and their family members may not utilize the NATO-1 visa if traveling for a purpose other than official business, and must instead apply for the alternate applicable visa category.
See also
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G visa
A G visa is a category of official visas issued to diplomats, government officials, and international organization employees who are visiting the United States temporarily for a governmental purpose.
G visas may also be issued to immediate famil ...
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Visa policy of the United States § NATO visa
Notes
References
External links
8 CFR 214.2 (m) Link to Title 8, Code of Federal Regulations.
Visa wait times Visa wait times at consulates around the world
United States visas by type
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