residence permit
Legal habitation document
A residence permit is an official document authorizing a foreign national to live in a country for a specified period.
It typically grants legal status between a temporary visa and permanent residency or citizenship: Her residence permit expires next year.
Requirements and renewal processes vary by country.
Also called a residence card or resident permit.
Travel authorization stamp
- green cardU.S. residency document
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- asylumShelter from persecution
refugee status · deportation · quota · sponsorship · adjustment of status · consulate · embassy · border control
Travel authorization stamp
- statusOne's relative position
- authorizationFormal permission granted
- permissionGranted right to act
- eligibilityState of meeting criteria
lawful · compliance · regulations · conditions · expiry · renewal · validity · extension
Formal request document
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
- formsVarieties or documents
- processingSystematic operation on data
- submissionYielding to another's will
verification · appointment · fees · waiting period · queue · documentation · officialdom · government agency
Stiff paper rectangle
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- certificateFormal written attestation
- registrationFormal recording of participation
photo · hologram · chip · laminate · stamp · endorsement · number · issue date
Permanent change of residence
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
- host countryNation organizing an event
- long-term stayDwelling for months, years
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
culture shock · banking · housing · healthcare access · employment · language barrier · community · domicile
visa
Travel authorization stamp
- green cardU.S. residency document
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
asylum · refugee status · deportation · quota · sponsorship · adjustment of status · consulate · embassy · border control · port of entry
visa
Travel authorization stamp
- statusOne's relative position
- authorizationFormal permission granted
- permissionGranted right to act
eligibility · lawful · compliance · regulations · conditions · expiry · renewal · validity · extension · revocation
application
Formal request document
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
- formsVarieties or documents
- processingSystematic operation on data
submission · verification · appointment · fees · waiting period · queue · documentation · officialdom · government agency · clerks
card
Stiff paper rectangle
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- certificateFormal written attestation
registration · photo · hologram · chip · laminate · stamp · endorsement · number · issue date · expiry date
relocation
Permanent change of residence
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
- host countryNation organizing an event
- long-term stayDwelling for months, years
adaptation · culture shock · banking · housing · healthcare access · employment · language barrier · community · domicile · social services
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
- migrationmigration, immigrants, refugees, immigration, emigration
- border controlvisa requirements, passport control, guard, border crossing, border security
- identity documentsID card, identity card, birth certificate, identity papers, national ID
- IDsID, ID card, ID badge, national ID, national ID card
- official documentsbirth certificate, marriage certificate, death certificate, passport, driver's license
residence permitdeportation order
Legal mandate requiring departure
entry ban · ban · visa denial · undocumented status · persona non grata
residence permitcitizenship
Status as state member
naturalization · birthright citizenship · tourist visa · transit visa · temporary visa
permit, resident, residence, reside, residents, residential, nonresident, non-resident, nonresidential