nonimmigrant
noun
non·im·mi·grant
ˌnän-ˈi-mə-grənt 
: a person who is not an immigrant
temporary visas for nonimmigrants
Examples of nonimmigrant in a Sentence
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Virginia opens its alternative state aid application to Virginians who are nonimmigrants, undocumented, have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status, or are otherwise ineligible to file the FAFSA and would like to be considered for state financial aid.
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Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
Ink Stamps Are Sometimes Wisest Stampless entry is challenging for many nonimmigrants coming to the United States.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
Ink stamps for nonimmigrant visa holders can be critical to proving maintenance of status, H and L recapture issues, or L-1 intermittent work, to name just a few matters the USCIS deals with.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
Jiang will need to be granted a nonimmigrant visa to travel from the city of Fuzhou to New York City.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2023
The spokesperson said Mota Dos Reis was a citizen of Portugal and had entered the United States in 2018 as a nonimmigrant.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2022
The ban, unlike the more sweeping restrictions on travel from countries like Iran, will not apply to nonimmigrant visas typically issued to students, tourists and visitors.
—NBC News, 27 Feb. 2020
The poorest of the poor can’t afford the trip, and the ones who do come tend to be more motivated and less risk-averse than nonimmigrants.
—Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2020
Agents then determined that Al Helwani, who is from Syria, had been admitted into the United States as a nonimmigrant tourist, which prohibits him from possessing firearms.
—Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 9 Dec. 2019
Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
Ink Stamps Are Sometimes Wisest Stampless entry is challenging for many nonimmigrants coming to the United States.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
Ink stamps for nonimmigrant visa holders can be critical to proving maintenance of status, H and L recapture issues, or L-1 intermittent work, to name just a few matters the USCIS deals with.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
Jiang will need to be granted a nonimmigrant visa to travel from the city of Fuzhou to New York City.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2023
The spokesperson said Mota Dos Reis was a citizen of Portugal and had entered the United States in 2018 as a nonimmigrant.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2022
The ban, unlike the more sweeping restrictions on travel from countries like Iran, will not apply to nonimmigrant visas typically issued to students, tourists and visitors.
—NBC News, 27 Feb. 2020
The poorest of the poor can’t afford the trip, and the ones who do come tend to be more motivated and less risk-averse than nonimmigrants.
—Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2020
Agents then determined that Al Helwani, who is from Syria, had been admitted into the United States as a nonimmigrant tourist, which prohibits him from possessing firearms.
—Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 9 Dec. 2019
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“Nonimmigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonimmigrant. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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