The categories of workers permitted to work in the U.S. include:
- Citizen of the the United States - Non citizen national of the
United States - Lawful permanent resident - An alien authorized
to work Foreign Nationals Working in the U.S. Foreign workers
who may be authorized to work in the US include: Temporary (non-
immigrant) Workers A temporary worker is an individual seeking
to enter the United States temporarily for a specific purpose.
Non-immigrants enter the United States for a temporary period of
time, and once in the United States, are restricted to the
activity or reason for which their non-immigrant visa was
issued. Permanent (Immigrant) Workers A permanent worker is an
individual who is authorized to live and work permanently in the
United States. Students and Exchange Visitors Students may,
under certain circumstances, be allowed to work in the United
States. However, they must obtain permission from an authorized
official at their school. The authorized official is known as a
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