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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According to a White House fact sheet, new Harvard students cannot come into the U.S. via three types of visas as nonimmigrants, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio is ordered to look into the revoking of visas of current international students due to the proclamation.
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Tara Suter, The Hill, 5 June 2025
Nationals from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela will face limited restrictions, including a ban on entry for immigrants and bans on entry for nonimmigrants with certain classes of visas.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 5 June 2025
The United States will soon ban entry to both immigrants and nonimmigrants of 12 countries, and place restrictions and limitations on seven others after President Donald Trump signed his new travel ban proclamation on June 4.
—Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 June 2025
President Donald Trump signed a new travel ban proclamation restricting immigrants and nonimmigrants of 12 countries from entering the United States.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 5 June 2025
The case involves two dozen students who were admitted to the U.S. on F-1 nonimmigrant visas who saw their status changed when the federal government took them off the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS).
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 22 May 2025
After reviewing the police report and the documents from the court, an immigration lawyer friend told us that Walter could be eligible for a U nonimmigrant status or U visa.
—Cristina Jiménez, People.com, 11 June 2025
Scope of the Travel Ban The proclamation fully suspends immigrant and nonimmigrant visa issuance to nationals of 12 countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
The Boulder attacker arrived in the U.S. on a nonimmigrant visa that has since expired.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 5 June 2025
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Tara Suter, The Hill, 5 June 2025
Nationals from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela will face limited restrictions, including a ban on entry for immigrants and bans on entry for nonimmigrants with certain classes of visas.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 5 June 2025
The United States will soon ban entry to both immigrants and nonimmigrants of 12 countries, and place restrictions and limitations on seven others after President Donald Trump signed his new travel ban proclamation on June 4.
—Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 June 2025
President Donald Trump signed a new travel ban proclamation restricting immigrants and nonimmigrants of 12 countries from entering the United States.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 5 June 2025
The case involves two dozen students who were admitted to the U.S. on F-1 nonimmigrant visas who saw their status changed when the federal government took them off the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS).
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 22 May 2025
After reviewing the police report and the documents from the court, an immigration lawyer friend told us that Walter could be eligible for a U nonimmigrant status or U visa.
—Cristina Jiménez, People.com, 11 June 2025
Scope of the Travel Ban The proclamation fully suspends immigrant and nonimmigrant visa issuance to nationals of 12 countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
The Boulder attacker arrived in the U.S. on a nonimmigrant visa that has since expired.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 5 June 2025
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“Nonimmigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonimmigrant. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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