student visa holder

Enrolled international visitor

A student visa holder is a foreign national permitted to stay in a country temporarily for educational purposes.

The term appears frequently in discussions of immigration policy, work restrictions, and pathways to permanent residency: Student visa holders may work limited hours during the academic year.

The status typically expires when studies conclude.

Related

immigration · visa interview · tuition · dormitory · campus · enrollment · scholarship · foreign · study abroad · exchange · orientation · culture shock · homesick · language barrier · transcript · embassy · sponsor · OPT

Opposites
immigration status

student visa holdercitizen

Legal national member

naturalized citizen · permanent resident · green card holder · national · birthright citizen

purpose of presence

student visa holdertourist

Traveler visiting attractions

refugee · asylum seeker · business traveler

legal presence

student visa holderundocumented immigrant

Foreigner without legal residency

illegal alien · illegal immigrant · overstayer · deportee · stateless person

Family

student, holder, students, studied, studying, studious, studiously, studio, studios

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