temporary resident

Guest staying briefly

A temporary resident is someone permitted to live in a place for a limited time, typically under a visa or permit that will expire.

The term appears most often in immigration contexts: She entered the country as a temporary resident on a student visa.

Temporary residents may include workers, students, or people awaiting permanent status.

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duration of residency

temporary residentpermanent resident

One who stays indefinitely

long-term resident · fixture · old-timer · lifer · transient

legal status/citizenship

temporary residentcitizen

Legal national member

national · naturalized citizen · permanent resident · full citizen · denizen

rootedness/belonging

temporary residentnative

Originating from a place

native-born · local · native son · native daughter · old-timer

Family

temporary, resident, temporarily, temporariness, temporal, temporality, reside, residence, residency

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