Nonimmigrant in the United States

Concept of Nonimmigrant

In relation to immigration and citizenship, Nonimmigrant is defined as: A foreign national who is admitted to the U.S. for a specific temporary period of time. There are clear conditions on their stay. There are a large variety of nonimmigrant categories and each exists for a specific purpose and has specific terms and conditions. Nonimmigrant classifications include: foreign government officials, visitors for business and for pleasure, foreign nationals in transit through the U.S., treaty traders and investors, students, international representatives, temporary workers and trainees, representatives of foreign information media, exchange visitors, fiancé(e)s of U.S. citizens, intracompany transferees, NATO officials, religious workers, and some others. Most nonimmigrants can be accompanied or joined by spouses and unmarried minor (or dependent) children.