anofficialdocumentthatallowsyou tolivein acountrythat you were notbornin:Morepeopleareworkingin thecountry- with or without aresidencepermit.(Definition ofresidence permitfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofresidence permit
residence permitHerresidencepermithad been extended, but she still needed to complete paperwork in order to marry, which could take up to two weeks.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Non-citizens may be issued such numbers when they enter the country, or when granted a temporary or permanentresidencepermit.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Theresidencepermitwill also be endorsed to say that the permit can be withdrawn if the applicant applies for public welfare benefits.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A month later, an extension to hisresidencepermitwas declined.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A short time before, an application forresidencepermitwas denied on grounds that he was deported.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For periods longer than three months, aresidencepermitis needed.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In 2009, no foreign victims requested aresidencepermit.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Once there, she requested political asylum and obtained aresidencepermit.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Since 2003 foreign religious missionaries have been exempt from theresidencepermittax.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Theresidencepermitwill be issued on a renewable basis for two years.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/residence-permit##
