nonimmigrant

From non- + immigrant.

nonimmigrant (plural nonimmigrants)

1. A person who is not an immigrant.
   • 14 June 2018, 115th Congress 2D session

     Beginning on the date that is 5 years after an alien becomes a contingent nonimmigrant, if that alien retains status as a contingent nonimmigrant, then in applying section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(a)) to the alien - (1) such alien shall be deemed to have been inspected and admitted into the United States

   • 2025 May 22, Devan Cole, “Federal judge blocks Trump administration from ending legal status for foreign students attending US schools”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     The administration’s actions, White wrote, “uniformly wreaked havoc not only on the lives of Plaintiffs here but on similarly situated F-1 nonimmigrants across the United States and continues do so.”

   • 2025 May 27, Jennifer Hansler, “State Department orders embassies to pause new student visa appointments as it moves to expand social media vetting”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     The State Department has required visa applicants to provide social media identifiers on immigrant and nonimmigrant visa application forms since 2019, a spokesperson said.