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residency

[rez-i-duhn-see] / ˈrɛz ɪ dən si /








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Having lived in Japan for a decade, permanent residency applicant Chono said he saw both sides of the debate but that the country needed young people "to support its future".

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Those seeking permanent residency must now also meet new income, pension and Japanese-language requirements.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

“That was an important residency for us to have. It rejuvenated me,” Aaron adds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Colombia’s digital-nomad visa allows residency for up to two years, and the application can easily be resubmitted for a longer stay.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Said she wasn’t really living on the place, wasn’t fulfilling the residency requirement.”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

“Pretend You’re Dead and I Carry You” alchemized those months of research, plus a decade of drafts, residencies at the Headland Center for the Arts and Hedgebrook, as well as notebooks upon notebooks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

Homeland Security data from the first quarter of the 2025 fiscal year, the latest available, shows that of some 350,000 new permanent residencies issued, about 190,000—54 percent—were adjustments, which is in keeping with historical trends.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

Nonetheless, the organization’s 80 acres are home to a variety of artist residencies, which use the windswept isolation of the desert to activate dormant ideas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026

That includes concepts like salons, workshops, books, reports, performances, zines and residencies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

Large parts of the northern portion of the island of Borneo, which have been recently incorporated into one or two regular residencies, and assimilated to their Javanese possessions.

From Mark Seaworth by William Henry Giles Kingston




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