permanent visa
Indefinite stay permit
A permanent visa grants the holder the right to live and work in a foreign country indefinitely, without the time restrictions of temporary visas.
In the United States, this is commonly called a green card.
Permanent visa holders typically have most rights of citizens except voting, and may eventually qualify for citizenship: After five years on a permanent visa, she applied for naturalization.
- residencyState of dwelling somewhere
- green cardU.S. residency document
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- path to citizenshipLegal process for immigrants
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
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- visassingle entry, H-1B, K-1
permanent visatemporary visa
Fixed-term entry document
tourist visa · visitor visa · transit visa · student visa · working holiday visa
permanent visaundocumented status
Lacking official authorization to reside
visa overstay · deportation order · visa denial · statelessness · refugee status
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