work permit

Legal labor credential

A work permit is an official document authorizing someone to take employment in a country where they aren't a citizen or permanent resident: She applied for a work permit before accepting the job in Germany.

Also called a work visa in some contexts.

In the U.S., work permits may also authorize minors to work during school terms.

immigration

visa

Travel authorization stamp

migrant · sponsorship · consulate · embassy · border · entry · admission · deportation · status · quota

legal

authorization

Formal permission granted

expiration · restriction · violation · penalty · revocation · legal right · jurisdiction · enforcement · inspection · audit

employment

job

Paid position of employment

labor · wage · salary · hire · position · contract · temporary · seasonal · unskilled labor · job offer

bureaucracy

application

Formal request document

requirements · procedures · documentation · filing · approval · submission · renewal · extension · review · waiting period

Categories
Opposites
legal work authorization status

work permitdeportation order

Legal mandate requiring departure

entry ban · travel ban

immigration document type hierarchy

work permitcitizenship

Status as state member

naturalization · permanent residency · green card · birthright citizenship · passport

authorization status

work permitdeportation order

Legal mandate requiring departure

undocumented status · visa denial · inadmissibility

Family

work, worker, working, works, permit, worked, permission, workshop, workday

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