legal residence

Example Sentences

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Greater financial incentives under Customs and Border Protection’s Home program could encourage voluntary departures, and those who remain should be allowed, after careful vetting, to apply for legal residence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Some existing protections, such as means of confirming legal residence and identity, will be retained.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

“Your legal residence is where your life is rooted, the place you come back to,” he explained.

From Slate • Oct. 3, 2025

He said his legal residence is in Tokyo, and he rents an apartment in Newport Beach during the Angels’ season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2023

In some states you have to establish a legal residence before you can be married, but there’ll be no trouble like that here.

From Girl Alone by Austin, Anne