Phrase guide

permanent resident

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person with permanent residency, a visa status which allows that person to reside indefinitely in a foreign country without acquiring citizenship in that country.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Broader terms: resident

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: постоянен жител (postojanen žitel) — person with permanent residency
  • Chinese Mandarin: 永久居民 (yǒngjiǔ jūmín) — person with permanent residency
  • Finnish: pysyvän oleskeluluvan haltija — person with permanent residency
  • French: résident de longue durée — person with permanent residency
  • French: résident permanent — person with permanent residency
  • Galician: residente permanente — person with permanent residency
  • Hungarian: állandó tartózkodási engedéllyel rendelkező személy — person with permanent residency
  • Malay: mastautin — person with permanent residency
  • Polish: stały mieszkaniec — person with permanent residency
  • Polish: stała mieszkanka — person with permanent residency
  • Portuguese: residente permanente — person with permanent residency
  • Russian: постоя́нный жи́тель (postojánnyj žítelʹ) — person with permanent residency
  • Russian: постоя́нная жи́тельница (postojánnaja žítelʹnica) — person with permanent residency
  • Spanish: residente permanente — person with permanent residency
  • Vietnamese: thường trú dân — person with permanent residency