Residence permit

A residence permit (less commonly residency permit) is a document or card required in some regions, allowing a foreign national to reside in a country for a fixed or indefinite length of time. These may be permits for temporary residency, or permanent residency. The exact rules vary between regions. In some cases (e.g. the UK) a temporary residence permit is required to extend a stay past some threshold, and can be an intermediate step to applying for permanent residency.

Residency status may be granted for a number of reasons and the criteria for acceptance as a resident may change over time. In New Zealand the current range of conditions include being a skilled migrant, a retired parent of a New Zealand national, an investor and a number of others.

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Biometric residence permit Some countries have adopted biometric residence permits, which are cards including embedded machine readable information and RFID NFC capable chips.

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In China (mainland) Holders of D, Q1, J1, S1, X1 and Z visas must apply for a residence permit at the local PSB within 30 days of entry into China, unless the "Duration of Each Stay" on the visa is marked as 30 days. Members of foreign diplomatic or consular missions in China must also apply for a residence permit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) or local Foreign Affairs Offices (FSOs) within 30 days of entry into China.

A residence permit takes the form of a sticker applied to the inside of one's passport, similar to a visa.

When eligible, one can also apply for a Foreign Permanent Resident ID card.

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In Germany See German residence permit

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In France See Permanent residency in France

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In Italy In Italy the permesso di soggiorno is released by the Polizia di Stato 'state police'; it must be requested by the immigrant to be allowed to reside in the country for more than eight days, or more than ninety days if having a visto d'ingresso 'travel visa' for tourism. It is not required for .

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In Singapore See Permanent residency in Singapore

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In Azerbaijan In Azerbaijan, there are two types of residence permits: temporary residence permit and permanent residence permit. According to the law, there is no biometric residence permit.

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In Ukraine In Ukraine there are two types of residence permits: temporary residence permit and permanent residence permit. Temporary residence permit is issued, in general, for a period of 1 year provided that there is at least one of legal grounds for temporary stay in Ukraine. Permanent residence equals to immigration.

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In the United Kingdom Biometric Residence permit, a type of card in lieu of visa which allows a non-British citizen to work & reside in the UK.

Biometric Residence card, a type of card which allows European Union Settlement Scheme holders to work & reside in the UK.

Both cards were replaced by a share code by 2025. These cards can no longer be used for travel, but the government still advises holders to keep their expired cards.

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In the United States See Permanent residence (United States)

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In Saudi Arabia See Premium Residency

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See also

• Residence Permit for Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan Residents (China)
• Residence card of a family member of a Union citizen (EU)

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External links

• PRADO - Public Register of Authentic travel and identity Documents Online – contains information about and images of documents issued by countries in the European Union and Schengen Area.
• Residence Permit in Azerbaijan - Information on the process of obtaining a residence permit in Azerbaijan.

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