residency permit
Legal dwelling document
A residency permit is an official document authorizing a foreign national to live in a country for an extended period.
Unlike a visa, which typically grants temporary entry, a residency permit establishes longer-term legal status: After five years on a residency permit, she applied for citizenship.
Requirements vary by country but often include proof of employment, family ties, or financial resources.
- green cardU.S. residency document
- work authorizationLegal right to employment
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- visa extensionPermission to stay longer
- immigration lawRules controlling foreign entry
application form · proof of address · right to work · refugee status · visa regulations · background check · tax obligations · biometric data · travel restrictions · student visa · medical examination · embassy · stamp · social security benefits · consulate · interview · fingerprints · photograph
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
- identity documentsID card, identity card, birth certificate, identity papers, national ID
- travel documentspassport, passports, travel document, visas, travel visa
- expatexpat, expat community, expat bubble, relocation, overseas posting
- ID documentsID card, identity card, national ID, passport, photo ID
- residencydomicile, permanent residence, primary residence, proof of residence, physical presence
residency permitdeportation order
Legal mandate requiring departure
visa denial · ban · inadmissibility · undocumented status · entry ban
residency permitcitizenship
Status as state member
naturalization · birthright citizenship · nationality · permanent residency · tourist visa