Meanings
nounpermanent residency (uncountable)
- uncountableA visa status which allows a person to reside indefinitely in a foreign country without acquiring citizenship in that country
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 永久居留權 /永久居留权, 永居
- 永久居留權 /永久居留权 (yǒngjiǔ jūliúquán)visa status
- 永居 (yǒngjū)visa status
Danish permanent opholdstilladelse
- permanent opholdstilladelsevisa status
Finnish pysyvä oleskelulupa
- pysyvä oleskelulupavisa status
Hungarian állandó tartózkodási engedély
- állandó tartózkodási engedélyvisa status
Italian residenza permanente
- residenza permanentevisa status
Japanese 永住権
- 永住権 (eijūken)visa status
Portuguese residência permanente
- residência permanentevisa status
Russian вид на жи́тельство
- вид на жи́тельство (vid na žítelʹstvo)visa status
Spanish residencia permanente
- residencia permanentevisa status
Swedish permanent uppehållstillstånd
- permanent uppehållstillståndvisa status
Cite this entry
APA
permanent residency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permanent%20residency
MLA
“permanent residency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permanent%20residency. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “permanent residency,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permanent%20residency.
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