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Recent Examples of nonimmigrant
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.
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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
Economy will be impacted near the border states especially because Canadians visit the U.S. and vice versa to shop, travel and work by using TN [nonimmigrant] visas.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
How Will Family-Based Visa Holders Be Impacted? Spouses and dependents of H-1B (H-4), L-1 (L-2) and other nonimmigrant work visa holders will also need to meet the new 12-month renewal window to qualify for an interview waiver.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Someone who entered with a nonimmigrant visa could remain in the U.S. for the duration of their visa.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2025
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
Economy will be impacted near the border states especially because Canadians visit the U.S. and vice versa to shop, travel and work by using TN [nonimmigrant] visas.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
How Will Family-Based Visa Holders Be Impacted? Spouses and dependents of H-1B (H-4), L-1 (L-2) and other nonimmigrant work visa holders will also need to meet the new 12-month renewal window to qualify for an interview waiver.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Someone who entered with a nonimmigrant visa could remain in the U.S. for the duration of their visa.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonimmigrant
Noun
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Miami, for example, requires city residents and employees to enroll for hurricane parking to be eligible.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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Our partners in the U.S. Coast Guard facilitated a safe and efficient transport of the alien offenders off Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, ensuring the safety of the residents of those communities.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Even so, the eruption was disastrous for Tristan’s inhabitants.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
23 May 2025
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Lupita Nyong'o stars as Roz, a service robot who washes up on a small island with no human inhabitants and must figure out how to adapt her programming to the wilderness while mothering a baby goose.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
23 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Nonimmigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonimmigrant. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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