CBP Officer Entrance Exam Preparation
Guide 2026
1. A-1 Ambassadors
Public Ministers
Career Diplomats
Consular Oflcers
Career Couriers
Immediate Family Members
Max Admission - D/S
2. A-2 Other Gov. Oflcial
Foreign Military
Acting Courier
Immediate Family
Max Admission - D/S
3. A-3 Personal Employees and Servants of A-1 and A-2
Immediate Family
Max Admission - 3 years
4. B-1 Temporary Visitor for Business (Admitted for time necessary)
Max Admission - 1 year
5. B-2 Temporary Visitor for Pleasure (Admitted for minimum of 6 months)
Max Admission - 1 year
6. C-1 Alien in continuous transit through U.S
Max Admission - 29 days
7. C-2
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Guide 2026
Alien in transit to U.N. (25 Mile radius)
Max Admission - D/S
8. C-3 Foreign Gov Oflcial in transit through U.S.
Immediate family
Personal Employees
Max Admission - 29 days
9. D-1 Crew member same vessel/airline
Max Admission - 29 days
10. D-2 Crew member ditterent vessel/airline
Max Admission - 29 days
11. G-1 Principal representative to international organization
Immediate family
Max Admission - D/S
12. G-2 Temporary representative to international organization
Immediate family
Max Admission - D/S
13. G-3 Non-recognized and/or nonmember
Immediate family
Max Admission - D/S
14. G-4 Employee of international organization
Immediate family
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Guide 2026
Max Admission - D/S
15. G-5 Personal employees and servants of G-1, G-2, G-3, and G-4
Immediate family
16. H-1B Specialty occupations,
DOD workers
Fashion models
Max Admission - 3 years/DOD 5 years
17. H-1B1 Specialty occupations worker (Chilean & Singaporean citizens)
Max Admissions - 1 year
18. H-2A Temporary agricultural workers
Max Admission - 1 year
19. H-2B Temporary skilled/unskilled workers (Not agriculture)
Max Admission - 1 year
20. H-2R Returning H-2B workers
21. H3 Trainee (Not available in home country, useful)
Max Admission - 2 years
22. H-3 Trainee (Special Education)
Max Admission - 18 months
23. H-4 Spouse & Child of H-1B, H-1B1, H-1C, H-2A, H-2B, H-3
Guide 2026
1. A-1 Ambassadors
Public Ministers
Career Diplomats
Consular Oflcers
Career Couriers
Immediate Family Members
Max Admission - D/S
2. A-2 Other Gov. Oflcial
Foreign Military
Acting Courier
Immediate Family
Max Admission - D/S
3. A-3 Personal Employees and Servants of A-1 and A-2
Immediate Family
Max Admission - 3 years
4. B-1 Temporary Visitor for Business (Admitted for time necessary)
Max Admission - 1 year
5. B-2 Temporary Visitor for Pleasure (Admitted for minimum of 6 months)
Max Admission - 1 year
6. C-1 Alien in continuous transit through U.S
Max Admission - 29 days
7. C-2
, CBP Officer Entrance Exam Preparation
Guide 2026
Alien in transit to U.N. (25 Mile radius)
Max Admission - D/S
8. C-3 Foreign Gov Oflcial in transit through U.S.
Immediate family
Personal Employees
Max Admission - 29 days
9. D-1 Crew member same vessel/airline
Max Admission - 29 days
10. D-2 Crew member ditterent vessel/airline
Max Admission - 29 days
11. G-1 Principal representative to international organization
Immediate family
Max Admission - D/S
12. G-2 Temporary representative to international organization
Immediate family
Max Admission - D/S
13. G-3 Non-recognized and/or nonmember
Immediate family
Max Admission - D/S
14. G-4 Employee of international organization
Immediate family
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Guide 2026
Max Admission - D/S
15. G-5 Personal employees and servants of G-1, G-2, G-3, and G-4
Immediate family
16. H-1B Specialty occupations,
DOD workers
Fashion models
Max Admission - 3 years/DOD 5 years
17. H-1B1 Specialty occupations worker (Chilean & Singaporean citizens)
Max Admissions - 1 year
18. H-2A Temporary agricultural workers
Max Admission - 1 year
19. H-2B Temporary skilled/unskilled workers (Not agriculture)
Max Admission - 1 year
20. H-2R Returning H-2B workers
21. H3 Trainee (Not available in home country, useful)
Max Admission - 2 years
22. H-3 Trainee (Special Education)
Max Admission - 18 months
23. H-4 Spouse & Child of H-1B, H-1B1, H-1C, H-2A, H-2B, H-3
