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<strong>Inspector's</strong> <strong>Field</strong> <strong>Manual</strong><br />
(A) Special training in education of disabled children. Section 223 of Pub L. 101-649, the Immigration<br />
Act of 1990, provides for the admission of trainees for the purpose of receiving training in the education of<br />
children with physical, mental, or emotional disabilities. These trainees are limited to an 18-month admission,<br />
but do not have many of the same restrictions as other H-3 nonimmigrants. See 8 CFR 214.2(h)(7) for specific<br />
distinctions.<br />
(B) Petitions. The approved petition is forwarded by the service center to the visa issuing post or, when<br />
no visa is required, to the proposed first port of entry of the beneficiary. Petition approval may also be sent via<br />
facsimile or cable. Information on petition approval may be verified by checking the CLAIMS database.<br />
Petitions may be valid for up to 18 months. Petition and visa validity generally coincide.<br />
(C) Multiple beneficiaries. H-3 petitions may be issued for multiple unnamed beneficiaries receiving<br />
the same training.<br />
(D) Dependents. Dependents are admitted as H-4. Dependents may not work but may attend school<br />
without changing status.<br />
(6) Classification: H-4. Includes spouse and children of aliens classified H-1 through H-3.<br />
Documents required: Passport valid for 6 months beyond admission date, unless exempt. Nonimmigrant visa<br />
(H-4), unless exempt.<br />
Qualifications: Must be accompanying or following to join a principal alien and have qualifying relationship<br />
(spouse or minor unmarried child). All nonimmigrant exclusion grounds apply.<br />
Terms of admission: Admit H-4 for same period as principal.<br />
Notations on I-94: H-4, (date to which admitted).<br />
Special notes: See notes on "dependents" for H-1 through H-3, above.<br />
(i) Representatives of information media.<br />
(1) Classification: I Representative of foreign information media, and immediate family].<br />
Documents required: Passport valid for 6 months at time of entry unless exempt. Nonimmigrant visa (I) unless<br />
exempt.<br />
Qualifications: Representative of foreign press, radio, film, television, or other information media. All<br />
nonimmigrant grounds of inadmissibility apply.<br />
Terms of admission: Admit I for Duration of Status.<br />
Notations on I-94: I, D/S. Enter the employer's name in block 26 on the reverse of the I-94.<br />
Special notes:<br />
(A) Independents. Employees of independent production companies may be accorded I status if the<br />
employee holds a credential issued by a professional journalistic association and the film will be used to<br />
disseminate news or information and the film will not be used primarily for commercial entertainment or<br />
advertising purposes.<br />
(B) Prohibition on commercial film crews. Camera crews producing films for commercial<br />
entertainment or advertising must qualify under 101(a)(15)(O) or (P) of the Act even though they will receive no<br />
remuneration from a U.S. source and the film is produced solely for foreign distribution.<br />
(C) Dependents. Admit spouse and children as I. Dependents may attend school without changing<br />
status but may not engage in employment.<br />
(j) Exchange aliens.
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