Special Immigrants are
1) Religious workers
2) Graduates of foreign medical schools who have been here since 1978
3) NATO civilian employees
4) Panama Canal Treaty employees
5) Juvenile Delinquents in foster care who were born abroad and are under 21
6)persons who served in the military for 12 years after 1978 (enlisted outside the U.S.)
7) persons who worked for the U.S. govt for 15 years abroad and were born abroad.
8) retired employees of international organizations (with a G-4 or N visa and lived here 15 years)
9) Foreign broadcasters