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Recent Examples of nonimmigrant
The State Department has revoked more than 80,000 nonimmigrant visas so far this year, more than double the number canceled in the previous year.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News Digital Stankovic has been in the U.S. since February 2011 when his nonimmigrant visa status expired.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Workers' spouses and unmarried children under 21 may seek admission in the H-4 nonimmigrant classification.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
The category includes people in the country with a nonimmigrant visa, people who have applied for asylum, people with Temporary Protected Status, those who have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and others, according to health research nonprofit KFF.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 22 Aug. 2025
The measure suspends the entry of Venezuelan nationals into the United States both as immigrants and as nonimmigrants with B-1, B-2, B-1/B-2, F, M, and J visas.
—Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
Apart from immigrant visas, a variety of nonimmigrant or temporary visas are available.
—Mark Schlakman, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
In the proclamation, Trump said those admitted on immigrant visas obtain lawful permanent resident status, which may present national security or public safety concerns different from those posed by nonimmigrants.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 5 June 2025
Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News Digital Stankovic has been in the U.S. since February 2011 when his nonimmigrant visa status expired.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Workers' spouses and unmarried children under 21 may seek admission in the H-4 nonimmigrant classification.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
The category includes people in the country with a nonimmigrant visa, people who have applied for asylum, people with Temporary Protected Status, those who have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and others, according to health research nonprofit KFF.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 22 Aug. 2025
The measure suspends the entry of Venezuelan nationals into the United States both as immigrants and as nonimmigrants with B-1, B-2, B-1/B-2, F, M, and J visas.
—Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
Apart from immigrant visas, a variety of nonimmigrant or temporary visas are available.
—Mark Schlakman, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
In the proclamation, Trump said those admitted on immigrant visas obtain lawful permanent resident status, which may present national security or public safety concerns different from those posed by nonimmigrants.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 5 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonimmigrant
Noun
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Weak shaking has been recorded and several residents reported experiencing the tremor in Ridgecrest and the surrounding area according to the USGS DYFI report.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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While the goal is to enhance safety, residents have some concerns.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The first urban inhabitants drank wine, a recent archaeological survey found, after discovering the rare wine press near Tel Megiddo in Israel’s north.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The title refers to the series' universal optimism pandemic that has somehow swept the planet, creating one unnaturally cheerful global society out of the planet's billions of inhabitants.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Nonimmigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonimmigrant. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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