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  2. Green card - Wikipedia

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    A green card, known officially as a permanent resident card, is an identity document which shows that a person has permanent residency in the United States. [1][2] Green card holders are formally known as lawful permanent residents (LPRs). As of 2023, there are an estimated 12.7 million green card holders, of whom 9 million are eligible to ...

  3. Canada permanent resident card - Wikipedia

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    The Permanent Resident card (French: carte de résident permanent) also known colloquially as the PR Card or the Maple Leaf card, is an identification document and a travel document for permanent residents of Canada. [1] It is one of the methods by which Canadian permanent residents can prove their status and is, along with the permanent ...

  4. Permanent residency in Canada - Wikipedia

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    The Permanent Resident card (French: carte de résident permanent) also known colloquially as the PR Card or the Maple Leaf card, is an identification document and a travel document for permanent residents of Canada. [5] It is one of the methods by which Canadian permanent residents can prove their status and is, along with the permanent ...

  5. Permanent residency - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Permanent residency is a person's legal resident status in a country or territory of which such person is not a citizen but where they have the right to reside on a permanent basis. This is usually for a permanent period; a person with such legal status is known as a permanent resident. Permanent residency itself is distinct from right ...

  6. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services - Wikipedia

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    Forms are designated by a specific name, and an alphanumeric sequence consisting of a letter followed by two or three digits. Forms related to immigration are designated with an I (for example, I-551, Permanent Resident Card) and forms related to naturalization are designated by an N (for example, N-400, Application for Naturalization).

  7. Hong Kong identity card - Wikipedia

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    The Hong Kong identity card (officially HKIC, [2] [3] commonly HKID) is an official identity document issued by the Immigration Department of Hong Kong. According to the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap. 177), all residents of age 11 or above who are living in Hong Kong for longer than 180 days must, within 30 days of either reaching the age of 11 or arriving in Hong Kong, register for ...

  8. Diversity Immigrant Visa - Wikipedia

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    The Diversity Immigrant Visa program, also known as the green card lottery, is a United States government lottery program for receiving an immigrant visa followed by a permanent resident card. The Immigration Act of 1990 established the current and permanent Diversity Visa (DV) program.

  9. Residence permit - Wikipedia

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    Residence permit. A residence permit[1][2][3] (less commonly residency permit) is a document or card required in some regions, allowing a foreign national to reside in a country for a fixed or indefinite length of time. These may be permits for temporary residency, or permanent residency. The exact rules vary between regions.