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Permanent Resident

A permanent resident refers to a person's visa status that allows them to reside indefinitely within a country without necessarily having citizenship within that country. A person who has been granted the ability to live within a given country for an unlimited amount of time is known as a permanent resident, and they have been granted this status by the government of that country. Not every country has the ability to become a permanent resident, though an increasing number of countries are making such provisions. Though a permanent resident may enjoy many of the same benefits as a citizen of the given country, they are not allowed all the same rights. Rights such as voting, holding a public office, or collecting benefits such as Social Security are not allowed to a permanent resident.

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  • A permanent resident may lose their rights and status if they leave the country they dwell in for an exorbent number of days as dictated by the given government.
  • Each country has a different card to indicate that somebody is a permanent resident within that countryﾗin the US it's a green card, while in Switzerland it's a yellow card.

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