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<blockquote data-quote="Fred&amp;#039;s Myth" data-source="post: 3593088" data-attributes="member: 55587">For your edification:AlienAn individual who is not a U.S. citizen or U.S. national.ImmigrantAn alien who has been granted the right by the USCIS to reside permanently in the United States and to work without restrictions in the United States. Such an individual is also known known as a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR). All immigrants are eventually issued a &quot;green card&quot; (USCIS Form I-551), which is the evidence of the alien’s LPR status. LPR’s who are awaiting the issuance of their green cards may bear an I-551 stamp in their foreign passports.NonimmigrantAn alien who has been granted the right to reside temporarily in the United States. Each nonimmigrant is admitted into the U.S. in the nonimmigrant status which corresponds to the type of visa issued./<a href="http://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/immigration-terms-and-definitions-involving-aliens" target="_blank">www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/immigration-terms-and-definitions-involving-aliens</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fred's Myth, post: 3593088, member: 55587"] [B]For your edification: Alien[/B] An individual who is not a U.S. citizen or U.S. national. [B]Immigrant[/B] An alien who has been granted the right by the USCIS to reside permanently in the United States and to work without restrictions in the United States. Such an individual is also known known as a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR). All immigrants are eventually issued a "green card" (USCIS Form I-551), which is the evidence of the alien’s LPR status. LPR’s who are awaiting the issuance of their green cards may bear an I-551 stamp in their foreign passports. [B]Nonimmigrant[/B] An alien [U]who has been granted the right to reside temporarily[/U] in the United States. Each nonimmigrant is admitted into the U.S. in the nonimmigrant status which corresponds to the type of visa issued. /[URL="http://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/immigration-terms-and-definitions-involving-aliens"]www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/immigration-terms-and-definitions-involving-aliens[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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