持非移民簽證在美國,都是國際學生. 與是否有SSN, 是否報稅, 是否排期馬上到, 成績好壞等等沒有關係.
Berkeley的解釋: (http://summer.berkeley.edu/international/are-you-an-international-student)
International students are defined as "non-immigrant" visitors who come to the United States temporarily to take classes. A non-immigrant is someone who:
- intends to stay in the US temporarily
- does not have US citizenship or legal permanent resident status (a "green card")
- applies for a visa to be allowed entry into the US
- has an F-1 or J-1 student visa (most international students at UC Berkeley have F-1 or J-1 status)
不過, 等綠卡批準, 可以轉換成非國際學生.