1 CHINA (Taiwan). Pursuant to Section 6 of the Taiwan Relations Act, P.L. 96-8, 93 Stat. 14, and Executive Order 12143, 44 F.R. 37191, this agreement which was concluded with the Taiwan authorities prior to January 1, 1979, is administered on a nongovernmental basis by the American Institute in Taiwan, a nonprofit District of Columbia corporation, and constitutes neither recognition of the Taiwan authorities nor the continuation of any official relationship with Taiwan.

2 DENMARK. The convention of 1826 does not apply to the Faroe Islands or Greenland. The Treaty which entered into force in 1961 does not apply to Greenland.

FRANCE. The Treaty which entered into force in 1960 applies to the departments of Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Reunion.

GERMANY (FRG). The Treaty which entered into force in 1956 now applies to Berlin, as defined in Article XXVI thereof.

JAPAN. The Treaty which entered into force in 1953 was made applicable to the Bonin Islands on June 26, 1968, and to the Ryukyu Islands on May 15, 1972.

"NETHERLANDS. The Treaty which entered into force in 1957 is applicable to Aruba and

Netherlands Antilles.

* NORWAY. The Treaty which entered into force in 1932 does not apply to Svalbard (Spitzbergen and certain lesser islands).

SPAIN. The Treaty which entered into force in 1903 is applicable to all territories.

* SURINAME. The Treaty with the Netherlands which entered into force December 5, 1957, was made applicable to Suriname on February 10, 1963.

10 UNITED KINGDOM. The Convention which entered into force in 1815 applies only to British territory in Europe (the British Isles (except the Republic of Ireland), the Channel Islands and Gibraltar) and to "inhabitants" of such territory. This term, as used in the Convention, means "one who resides actually and permanently in a given place, and has his domicile there". Also, in order to qualify for treaty trader or treaty investor status under this treaty, the alien must be a national of the United Kingdom. Individuals having the nationality of members of the Commonwealth other than the United Kingdom whose laws accord a separate nationality do not qualify for treaty trader or treaty investor status under this treaty.

D. VISA SYMBOLS

(Source: Visa Office, Department of State; as of January 1, 1992)

The following symbols are used in issuing visas to nonimmigrants and immigrants proceeding to the United States. Unless otherwise stated, the section of law cited refers to the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Nonimmigrants

B-1.

B-2..

C-2.

A-1.

..............................sador, public minister, career diplomat or con

C-3

D.

E-1.

E-2.

F-1.

F-2.

G-1

G-2................

G-3

G-4

G-5

H-1A.

H-1B.

H-2.

..............................Temporary worker performing agricultural services un- 101 (a) (15) (H) (ii) (a)

Nonimmigrants-Continued

Visa Symbol

Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and 101(a) (15) (L)
specialized personnel continuing employment with
international firm or corporation).

Spouse or child of intracompany transferee......
Vocational student or other nonacademic student
Spouse or child of alien classified M-1......
Parent of an alien classified SK-3 special immigrant
Child of N-8 or of an SK-1, SK-2 or SK-4 special
immigrant.
Principal permanent representative of member state to
NATO (including any of its subsidiary bodies)
resident in the U.S. and resident members of
official staff; Secretary General, Assistant Secretar-
ies General, and Executive Secretary of NATO; other
permanent NATO officials of similar rank, and
members of immediate family..
Other representatives of member states to NATO
(including any of its subsidiary bodies) including
representatives, advisers, and technical experts of
delegations, and members of immediate family;
dependents of members of a force entering in
accordance with the provisions of the NATO Status-
of-Forces Agreement or in accordance with provi-
sions of the "Protocol on the Status of International
Military Headquarters"; members of such a force if
issued visas..

101 (a) (15) (L)

101 (a) (15) (M)
101 (a) (15) (M)
101 (a) (15) (N) (i)
101(a) (15) (N) (ii)

Art. 12, 5 UST 1094; Art.
20, 5 UST 1098

Art. 13, 5 UST 1094; Art. 1, 4 UST 1794; Art. 3, 4 UST 1796

Official clerical staff accompanying a representative of Art. 14, 5 UST 1096
member state to NATO (including any of its
subsidiary bodies) and members of immediate
family..

Officials of NATO (other than those classifiable as
NATO-1) and members of immediate family..
Experts, other than officials classifiable as NATO-4,
employed in missions on behalf of NATO, and their
dependents..

Members of a civilian component accompanying

force entering in accordance with the provisions of
the NATO Status-of-Forces Agreement; members of
a civilian component attached to or employed by an
Allied Headquarters under the "Protocol on the
Status of International Military Headquarters" set
up pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty; and their
dependents..

Attendant, servant, or personal employee of NATO-1
through NATO-6 classes, and immediate family..
Aliens with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts,
education, business, or athletics.

Accompanying alien..

Spouse/child of 0-1 or 0-2.

Internationally recognized athlete or member of inter-
nationally recognized entertainment group.

Artist or entertainer in a reciprocal exchange program ...
Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program.
Participant in an international cultural exchange pro-

gram.

Alien in a religious occupation...........
Spouse/child of R-1.

Art. 18, 5 UST 1098

Art. 21, 5 UST 1100

Art. 1, 4 UST 1794; Art. 3, 5 ÚST 877

Arts. 12-20, 5 UST 1094-
1098
101 (a) (15) (0) (i)

101 (a) (15) (0) (ii)
101 (a) (15) (0) (iii)
101(a) (15) (P) (i)

101 (a) (15) (P) (ii)
101 (a) (15) (P) (iii)
101(a) (15) (Q)

101 (a) (15) (R)
101 (a) (15) (R)

[Note: Pursuant to Articles 3, 12, 13, 14, 18, and 20 of the Agreement on the Status of the Northern Atlantic Treaty Organization, National Representations and International Staff, [5 U.S.T. 877, 1094], 22 CFR 41.70 provides as follows:

§ 41 70 NATO representatives, officials, and employees.

(4) (1) An alien shall be classifiable under the symbol NATO-1, NATO-2, NATO-3, NATO-4, or NATO-5 (see § 41.12 for classes of aliens entitled to classification under each symbol) if he establishes to the satisfaction of the consular officer that he is seeking admission to the United

States under the applicable provision of the Agreement on the Status of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, National Representatives and International Staff, or that he is a member of the immediate family of an alien classified under the symbol NATO-1, NATO-2, NATO-3, NATO-4, or NATO-5.

(2) Armed services personnel entering the United States in accordance with the provisions of the NATO Status-of-Forces Agreement or in accordance with the provisions of the Protocol on the Status of International Military Headquarters may enter the United States under the appropriate treaty waiver of documentary requirements contained in § 41.5 (d) or (e), but if issued visas shall be classifiable under the symbol NATO-2.

(3) Dependents of armed services personnel referred to in paragraph (a) (2) shall be classifiable under the symbol NATO-2. (b) An alien member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering in accordance with the provisions of the NATO Status-of-Forces Agreement, and alien's dependents, or an alien member of a civilian component attached to or employed by an Allied Headquarters under the Protocol on the Status of International Military Headquarters set up pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty, and the alien's dependents, shall be classifiable under the symbol NATO-6.

(c) An alien attendant, servant, or personal employee of an alien classified under the symbol NATO-1, NATO-2, NATO-3, NATO-4, NATO-5, or NATO-6, and the members of the immediate family of such attendant, servant, or personal employee, shall be classified under the symbol NATO7.]