Commuter status is when individuals take up legal residence in the United States, but under the two following conditions:
Those who commute in and out of the U.S. for work (regular, full-time)
Those who enter to perform seasonal work in the United States, but whose presence in the United States is for 6 months or less, in the aggregate, during any continuous 12-month period
In order to establish commuter status, individuals will also need to fill out an I-90, or vice versa when they are finished being commuters and want to establish permanent residency.