Temporary Resident Law and Legal Definition
A temporary resident refers to an alien who seeks temporary entry to the United States for a specific purpose. Such alien should have a permanent residence abroad (for most classes of admission) and qualify for the nonimmigrant classification sought.
The nonimmigrant classifications consist of: foreign government officials, visitors for business and for pleasure, aliens in transit through the United States, treaty traders and investors, students, international representatives, temporary workers and trainees, representatives of foreign information media, exchange visitors, fiancé(e) of US citizens, intra-company transferees, NATO officials, religious workers, and some others. Most non-immigrants can be accompanied or joined by spouses and unmarried minor (or dependent) children.
Legal Definition list
Related Legal Terms
- Bona fide Foreign Resident
- Bona Fide Resident
- Citizen or Resident Test
- Commercial Frustration and Temporary Frustration
- Conditional Permanent Resident
- Conditional Resident
- Contemporary Community Standards
- Contemporary Law
- Contract For The Purchase And Sale Of Residential Real Property
- Dual Resident Corporation [Internal Revenue]
