Permanent-resident sentence example
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- If you have a permanent resident status or a temporary (or permanent) work permit, you are eligible to apply for most jobs.
- However, Article 15 provides certain derogations where permanent resident status can be acquired prior to the four year period.
- An alien can be granted the status of a permanent resident through the sponsorship of his/her spouse.
- There is a three-year residency requirement before a permanent resident (married to a US citizen) can apply for his/her citizenship; otherwise the waiting period is five years.
- If the permanent resident has not been married for a minimum of three years or been a permanent resident for five years, then the citizenship exam must be delayed until after the five-year waiting period has been served.Advertisement
- If the marriage is found to be fraudulent (entered into only for the purpose of obtaining a green card), then the alien will have his/her permanent-resident status terminated.
- If the couple's marriage ends in divorce within two years, the alien's spouse's conditional permanent resident status can be terminated.
- It is vital that a nursing home be visited before anyone is sent there for recovery or as a permanent resident.
- If a divorce is granted before the immigrant spouse is granted permanent resident status, then he or she cannot be granted a permanent residency through the marital relationship.