green card
Example Sentences
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She applied for legal permanent residency, or a green card, through her daughter, Damaris Bello, 22, who is a U.S. citizen.
From Los Angeles Times
Ana says that after the visa was cancelled, Epstein offered to get her a green card to live in the US but she declined so she could stay close to her family in Brazil.
From BBC
Visa holders can eventually become eligible to apply for green cards, which would let them stay in the country indefinitely.
Ansari’s family emigrated to the U.S. when he was 10, after winning the rare U.S. green card lottery.
From Los Angeles Times
After working for more than a decade, her father had his application for a green card approved less than two years ago, Kiro said.
From Los Angeles Times
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