permanent immigrant

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• immigrant visa — A type of U.S. visa that a U.S. consulate or embassy issues to people who have just qualified for U.S. permanent residence (a green card ). The immigrant visa enables the holder to enter the United States, take up permanent residence, and receive …   Law dictionary

• Immigrant — Im mi*grant, n. [L. immigrans, p. pr. of immigrare to go into: cf. F. immigrant. See {Immigrate}.] One who immigrates; one who comes to a country for the purpose of permanent residence; correlative of emigrant. Syn: See {Emigrant}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Permanent residence (United States) — [ thumb|A United States Permanent Resident Card (green card)] A United States Permanent Resident Card, also known as a green card, is an identification card attesting to the permanent resident status of an alien in the United States of America.… …   Wikipedia

• Permanent resident (Canada) — A Permanent Resident in Canada is someone who is not a Canadian citizen but who has been granted permission to live and work in Canada without any time limit on his or her stay. A permanent resident must live in Canada for two years out of every… …   Wikipedia

• immigrant — /ˈɪməgrənt/ (say imuhgruhnt) noun 1. someone or something that immigrates. 2. a person who migrates into a country for permanent residence. –adjective 3. immigrating. 4. relating to immigration: an immigrant ship; immigrant accommodation. {Latin… …  

• immigrant — /im i greuhnt/, n. 1. a person who migrates to another country, usually for permanent residence. 2. an organism found in a new habitat. adj. 3. of or pertaining to immigrants and immigration: a department for immigrant affairs. 4. immigrating.… …   Universalium

• immigrant — noun Date: 1789 one that immigrates: as a. a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence b. a plant or animal that becomes established in an area where it was previously unknown • immigrant adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• immigrant — im•mi•grant [[t]ˈɪm ɪ grənt[/t]] n. 1) a person who migrates to another country, usu. for permanent residence 2) an organism found in a new habitat 3) of or pertaining to immigrants and immigration: a department for immigrant affairs[/ex] •… …   From formal English to slang

• Immigrant — Immigration Solde migratoire en 2008      Solde migratoire positif …   Wikipédia en Français

• immigrant — im·mi·grant || ɪmɪgrÉ™nt n. person who moves to a country to take up permanent residence, one who settles in a new country …   English contemporary dictionary

• immigrant alien — An alien entering the United States for permanent residence with the view of becoming a citizen of the United States. 8 USC §§ 1101(a)(15), 1181, 1184 …   Ballentine's law dictionary