### Question
How is the term qualified nonimmigrant defined?


### Answer
The term **qualified nonimmigrant** is defined in *48 U.S.C. § 1921c* as the following:

> a person, or their children under the age of 18, admitted or resident pursuant to section 141 of the U.S.-RMI or U.S.-FSM Compact, or section 141 of the Palau Compact who, as of a date referenced in the most recently published enumeration is a resident of an affected jurisdiction

#### Citation:
  - *48 U.S.C. § 1921c*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 18-MICRONESIA, MARSHALL ISLANDS, AND PALAU > SUBCHAPTER I-MICRONESIA AND MARSHALL ISLANDS > Part B-Approval and Implementation of Compacts, As Amended**

