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Recent Examples of nonimmigrant
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.
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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
The State Department has required visa applicants to provide social media identifiers on immigrant and nonimmigrant visa application forms since 2019, a spokesperson said.
—Maddie Araujo, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
The university has also long been designated as an exchange program sponsor to host J-1 nonimmigrants.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 24 May 2025
After Customs and Border Protection agents discovered Petrova’s scientific samples, she was detained, her J-1 nonimmigrant visa was revoked, and she was transferred to a Louisiana detention center.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 15 May 2025
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.
—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
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
The State Department has required visa applicants to provide social media identifiers on immigrant and nonimmigrant visa application forms since 2019, a spokesperson said.
—Maddie Araujo, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
The university has also long been designated as an exchange program sponsor to host J-1 nonimmigrants.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 24 May 2025
After Customs and Border Protection agents discovered Petrova’s scientific samples, she was detained, her J-1 nonimmigrant visa was revoked, and she was transferred to a Louisiana detention center.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 15 May 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonimmigrant
Noun
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Trump may ruin their lives — Alejandra Morales, Mexico City resident A day earlier, the president had been more pointed in her critique of U.S. immigration roundups, which have drawn widespread outrage here.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The city is being designed to understand residents’ needs and support personalized and proactive services such as healthcare, activity scheduling, and temperature management.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Noun
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For centuries before Ferdinand Magellan first set foot here in 1521, the inhabitants were natural seafarers, docking on its islands and thriving aboard floating communities on boats called balangay, a word that today has come to mean the country’s smallest political unit, or village.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
5 June 2025
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And while there have been many inhabitants of the building over the years, local legend says that at least one person has yet to leave: The ghost of Don Liborio, a merchant allegedly walled alive for the death of a young woman, is said to haunt the place.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
5 June 2025
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“Nonimmigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonimmigrant. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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