Family members may alternatively be admitted in other non-immigrant categories for which they qualify, such as the F-1 category for children or spouses who will be students or the H-1B category for a spouse whose employer has also obtained approval of an H-1B visa petition to employ the spouse.
Family members can be admitted under various non-immigrant visa categories, such as F-1 for students or H-1B for spouses of employers with approved H-1B petitions.