green card

Example Sentences

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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

This distinction is significant for Cubans, since those who receive humanitarian parole can seek a green card under the 1966 Cuban Adjustment Act.

From The Wall Street Journal

That means anyone who applied for asylum, a visa, a green card or any other benefit remains in limbo indefinitely.

From Los Angeles Times

When he was 12, a Border Patrol agent approached his mother — then a green card holder — while her son was playing outside.

From Los Angeles Times