residency permits
Legal dwelling authorization
Residency permits are official documents authorizing a foreign national to live in a country for an extended period.
They differ from visas, which typically grant temporary entry.
Residency permits may be tied to employment, family reunification, or investment.
After five years on a residency permit, she became eligible for citizenship.
- work permitsDocuments authorizing legal employment
- work authorizationLegal right to employment
- visa policiesRules governing foreign entry
- immigration lawRules controlling foreign entry
- overstayRemain beyond appropriate duration
right to remain · application forms · legal status · legal limbo · employment contracts · dual citizenship · document verification · citizenship law · background checks · deportation · green card · passport renewal · student visas · fee structures · renewal deadline · expiration date · registration · consular services
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
- migrationmigration, immigrants, refugees, immigration, emigration
- travel documentspassport, passports, travel document, visas, travel visa
- consular servicesconsul, embassy, consulate, consuls, visa
- expatsexpats, expat communities, relocation, foreign workers, trailing spouses
- permitspermits, licenses, approvals, authorizations, building permits
residency permitstourist visas
Travel authorization for vacationers
citizenship · naturalization · transit visas · day passes · permanent residency
residency permitsundocumented status
Lacking official authorization to reside
illegal immigration · deportation orders · entry bans · visa overstay
residency permitsdeportation orders
Government commands to leave country
banishment · exile · entry bans · travel bans