nonimmigrant
noun
non·im·mi·grant
ˌnän-ˈi-mə-grənt 
: a person who is not an immigrant
temporary visas for nonimmigrants
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The State Department has required visa applicants to provide social media identifiers on immigrant and nonimmigrant visa application forms since 2019, a spokesperson said.
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Maddie Araujo, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
The university has also long been designated as an exchange program sponsor to host J-1 nonimmigrants.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 24 May 2025
After Customs and Border Protection agents discovered Petrova’s scientific samples, she was detained, her J-1 nonimmigrant visa was revoked, and she was transferred to a Louisiana detention center.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 15 May 2025
The tax would exempt U.S. citizens but affect green card holders and nonimmigrant visa holders such as those on H-1B, H-2A and H-2B visas—meaning more than 40 million people would be impacted by the tax.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
The Trump administration said that changes to a SEVIS record, such as indicating a student is no longer enrolled, do not automatically impact the student's lawful nonimmigrant status.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
The agency's data, which relies on I-94 forms that travelers submit at the border as basic arrival and departure records, covers non-U.S. citizens and nonimmigrants from overseas staying one night or more, including for vacation, for business or to visit family.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025
In its past version, the travel ban indefinitely suspended the issuance of immigrant and nonimmigrant visas, but different countries faced varying degrees of restrictions.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
The fundamental issue is that all nonimmigrant visa categories—including visitor visas, student visas, and work permits—will effectively be closed to undocumented immigrants.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Maddie Araujo, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
The university has also long been designated as an exchange program sponsor to host J-1 nonimmigrants.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 24 May 2025
After Customs and Border Protection agents discovered Petrova’s scientific samples, she was detained, her J-1 nonimmigrant visa was revoked, and she was transferred to a Louisiana detention center.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 15 May 2025
The tax would exempt U.S. citizens but affect green card holders and nonimmigrant visa holders such as those on H-1B, H-2A and H-2B visas—meaning more than 40 million people would be impacted by the tax.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
The Trump administration said that changes to a SEVIS record, such as indicating a student is no longer enrolled, do not automatically impact the student's lawful nonimmigrant status.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
The agency's data, which relies on I-94 forms that travelers submit at the border as basic arrival and departure records, covers non-U.S. citizens and nonimmigrants from overseas staying one night or more, including for vacation, for business or to visit family.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025
In its past version, the travel ban indefinitely suspended the issuance of immigrant and nonimmigrant visas, but different countries faced varying degrees of restrictions.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
The fundamental issue is that all nonimmigrant visa categories—including visitor visas, student visas, and work permits—will effectively be closed to undocumented immigrants.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Nonimmigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonimmigrant. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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