permanent resident
Stays for good
A permanent resident is someone legally authorized to live indefinitely in a country where they are not a citizen.
In the United States, permanent residents hold green cards and can work, pay taxes, and remain indefinitely, but cannot vote in federal elections: She's been a permanent resident for fifteen years but hasn't applied for citizenship.
The status falls between temporary visa holder and naturalized citizen.
Authorized long-term U.S. resident
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- newcomerRecent arrival somewhere
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
relocation · integration · diaspora · migrant · sponsorship · immigration law · immigrant visa · country of origin
U.S. residency document
- immigration statusOne's official residency classification
- adjustment of statusImmigration category transition
- USCISImmigration services bureau
- work authorizationLegal right to employment
immigration quota · documentation · legal standing · residency card
Permanent legal residence
- establishedFormally set up
- rootedFirmly established in place
- communityCollective of connected people
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
stability · householder · tenure · habitation · homeowner · settled · state residency · belonging
Legal right to employment
- travel documentOfficial border-crossing paperwork
- social securityPublic financial protection programs
- tax obligationsRequired payments to government
- public benefitsGovernment aid for citizens
employment rights · property ownership · military service · education access · healthcare access · due process · legal protections
green card holder
Authorized long-term U.S. resident
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- newcomerRecent arrival somewhere
emigrant · relocation · integration · diaspora · migrant · sponsorship · immigration law · immigrant visa · country of origin · port of entry
green card
U.S. residency document
- immigration statusOne's official residency classification
- adjustment of statusImmigration category transition
- USCISImmigration services bureau
work authorization · immigration quota · documentation · legal standing · residency card
domicile
Permanent legal residence
- establishedFormally set up
- rootedFirmly established in place
- communityCollective of connected people
neighborhood · stability · householder · tenure · habitation · homeowner · settled · state residency · belonging · roots
work authorization
Legal right to employment
- travel documentOfficial border-crossing paperwork
- social securityPublic financial protection programs
- tax obligationsRequired payments to government
public benefits · employment rights · property ownership · military service · education access · healthcare access · due process · legal protections
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
- residentsresidents, inhabitants, inhabitant, local, locals
- UK ImmigrationBritish citizenship, British passport, Home Office, immigration law, immigration officer
- naturalizationcitizenship test, naturalization ceremony, naturalization test, naturalization certificate, citizenship oath
- housing statushomeowner, renter, tenant, landlord, owned
- residency statuscitizen, national, naturalized, immigrant, green card holder
permanent residenttourist
Traveler visiting attractions
temporary resident · visitor · transient · temporary worker · nonimmigrant
permanent residentcitizen
Legal national member
non-resident · naturalized citizen · national · alien · foreigner
permanent residentillegal immigrant
Foreign national present unlawfully
undocumented immigrant · illegal alien · unauthorized immigrant · overstayer · deportee
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