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by adastra22 1181 days ago
Uh, no. The only legal definition of expat in US law is someone who gives up their citizenship or green card.
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Technically yes. The legal term for someone on temporary work authorization without an intent to immigrate would be something like "non-immigrant alien resident". The common term would be... expat.
The common term, yes. But the legal definition of expat is:

2) Expatriate The term “expatriate” means— (A) any United States citizen who relinquishes his citizenship, and (B) any long-term resident of the United States who ceases to be a lawful permanent resident of the United States (within the meaning of section 7701(b)(6) ).