residence permit

noun

The right to legally reside in a country.

Meanings

nounresidence permit (plural residence permits)

plural residence permits

Translations

Arabic إِقَامَة, تَصْرِيح إِقَامَة
  • إِقَامَة (ʔiqāma)right to legally reside in a country
  • تَصْرِيح إِقَامَة (taṣrīḥ ʔiqāma)right to legally reside in a country
Bulgarian разреше́ние за пребива́ване
  • разреше́ние за пребива́ване (razrešénie za prebivávane)right to legally reside in a country
Chinese Mandarin 居留許可 /居留许可, 居留權 /居留权
  • 居留許可 /居留许可 (jūliú xǔkě)right to legally reside in a country
  • 居留權 /居留权 (jūliúquán)right to legally reside in a country
Danish opholdstilladelse, indrejsetilladelse
  • opholdstilladelseright to legally reside in a country
  • indrejsetilladelseright to legally reside in a country
Dutch verblijfsvergunning, verblijfstitel
  • verblijfsvergunningright to legally reside in a country
  • verblijfstitelright to legally reside in a country
Estonian elamisluba
  • elamislubaright to legally reside in a country
Finnish oleskelulupa
  • oleskeluluparight to legally reside in a country
French titre de séjour, carte de séjour
  • titre de séjourright to legally reside in a country
  • carte de séjourright to legally reside in a country
  • permis de séjourright to legally reside in a country
German Aufenthaltsgenehmigung, Aufenthaltstitel
  • Aufenthaltsgenehmigungright to legally reside in a country
  • Aufenthaltstitelright to legally reside in a country
  • Aufenthaltserlaubnisright to legally reside in a country
  • Niederlassungserlaubnisright to legally reside in a country
  • Aufenthaltsbewilligungright to legally reside in a country
Greek άδεια παραμονής
  • άδεια παραμονής (ádeia paramonís)right to legally reside in a country
Hungarian tartózkodási engedély
  • tartózkodási engedélyright to legally reside in a country
Icelandic landvistarleyfi, búsetuleyfi
  • landvistarleyfiright to legally reside in a country
  • búsetuleyfiright to legally reside in a country
  • dvalarleyfiright to legally reside in a country
Indonesian izin tinggal
  • izin tinggalright to legally reside in a country
Italian permesso di soggiorno
  • permesso di soggiornoright to legally reside in a country
Japanese 居留許可, 永住権
  • 居留許可 (kyoryū kyoka)right to legally reside in a country
  • 永住権 (eijūken)right to legally reside in a country
Norwegian Bokmål oppholdstillatelse
  • oppholdstillatelseright to legally reside in a country
Polish pozwolenie na pobyt stały
  • pozwolenie na pobyt stałyright to legally reside in a country
Portuguese autorização de residência
  • autorização de residênciaright to legally reside in a country
Russian вид на жи́тельство, пропи́ска
  • вид на жи́тельство (vid na žítelʹstvo)right to legally reside in a country
  • пропи́ска (propíska)right to legally reside in a country
  • ПМЖ (PMŽ)right to legally reside in a country
  • ВНЖ (VNŽ)right to legally reside in a country
  • разреше́ние на прожива́ние (razrešénije na proživánije)right to legally reside in a country
Spanish permiso de residencia
  • permiso de residenciaright to legally reside in a country
Swahili kibali cha makazi
  • kibali cha makaziright to legally reside in a country
Swedish uppehållstillstånd
  • uppehållstillståndright to legally reside in a country
Turkish oturum, ikamat
  • oturumright to legally reside in a country
  • ikamatright to legally reside in a country
Ukrainian до́звіл на прожива́ння
  • до́звіл на прожива́ння (dózvil na prožyvánnja)right to legally reside in a country
Urdu اِقَامَت, رَہائِشی اِجازَت نامَہ
  • اِقَامَت (iqāmat)right to legally reside in a country
  • رَہائِشی اِجازَت نامَہ (rahāiśī ijāzat nāma)right to legally reside in a country
Cite this entry
APA

residence permit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/residence%20permit

MLA

“residence permit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/residence%20permit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “residence permit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/residence%20permit.

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