How to Use nonimmigrant in a Sentence

nonimmigrant

noun
  • Apart from immigrant visas, a variety of nonimmigrant or temporary visas are available.
    Mark Schlakman, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Across all sectors, immigrants have lower unemployment rates than nonimmigrants.
    Karin Brewster, The Conversation, 29 July 2025
  • And the data on immigrants and crime compiled by Kubrin and many others over the past half-century shows, clearly, that immigrants, as a group, commit less crime than nonimmigrants.
    Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Most of these applicants come from B-1/B-2, F-1 or other valid nonimmigrant statuses.
    Raheel Sheikh, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Starting July 1, travelers applying for B1 and B2 nonimmigrant visas for business and tourism will be able to pay extra to jump ahead of others in the queue for visa interviews.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 9 June 2026
  • Though there are some exceptions to these cases, PRWORA prevents nonqualified aliens such as holders of Temporary Protected Status (TPS), recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and nonimmigrants from accessing federal public housing benefits.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025

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