permanent resident

noun

1. an immigrant who has been given official residential status, often prior to being granted citizenship

Example Sentences

At least one parent would have to be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

From The Daily Beast

Tamerlan was a legal permanent resident in the process of applying for citizenship.

From The Daily Beast

NBC News reports that Tamerlan became a legal, permanent resident in 2007.

From The Daily Beast

In the 1990s, 2.76 million Mexicans obtained legal permanent-resident status.

From The Daily Beast

The silver fox is a permanent resident of these heights and ranges widely over them.

From Project Gutenberg

It is a permanent resident of the heights, and apparently only starvation will drive it to the lowlands.

From Project Gutenberg

It was really built and used by James C. Lamon, a pioneer and the first permanent resident of the valley.

From Project Gutenberg

There is, however, another species of merlin which is a permanent resident in and distributed throughout India, viz.

From Project Gutenberg

They took care to feed him well, to induce him, if possible, to become a permanent resident.

From Project Gutenberg