green card
Example Sentences
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Ahmed holds US permanent residency, commonly known as a "green card."
From Barron's
She said Sodais had technically entered the U.S. as a lawful permanent resident, and his green card should arrive in the mail within a few months.
From Los Angeles Times
Adult immigrants in most of the U.S. can only qualify when they fall into special categories—including refugees and people granted asylum—or after they have held green cards for at least five years.
"Everybody is scared," a 31-year-old Afghan green card holder told AFP.
From Barron's
In 2017, Neves Valente came back to the U.S. through the diversity lottery immigrant visa program and was given a green card.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
