green card
an official card, originally green, issued by the U.S. government to foreign nationals permitting them to work in the U.S.
Origin of green card
1Other words from green card
- green-carder, noun
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How to use green card in a sentence
You need to sponsor your mom for a green card first, and then she can sponsor him as her husband.
Dear Sophie: How can I sponsor my mom and stepdad for green cards? | Walter Thompson | January 27, 2021 | TechCrunchHalfway through his prison sentence, he was deported back to our birthplace of the Dominican Republic after an altercation, for violating the rules of his green card.
Angie Thomas’ New Prequel to The Hate U Give Challenges the Cult of Masculinity | Cleyvis Natera | January 12, 2021 | TimeThe threshold for jobs created per investor to get a permanent green card is fairly low — 10 jobs.
Cotton’s claim that Mayorkas was ‘guilty of selling green cards to Chinese nationals’ | Glenn Kessler | December 11, 2020 | Washington PostI also appreciate the aspiring startup founder we helped to gain independence from a corporate employer by assisting him with self-petitioning his green card.
At the time, there were an estimated 115,000 adult residents in Kansas who were not American citizens—including green card holders and people on visas.
How claims of voter fraud were supercharged by bad science | Bobbie Johnson | November 1, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
Denied in his green-card application, he said, “I came instantly that day,” to the shrine.
For reference, in 2009 alone 227,000 foreign nationals received a green card by means of marriage.
Oregon First Lady Married for Cash, but Don’t Expect Prosecution | Tim Mak | October 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTProsecutors generally just target organized green card fraud rings, he said.
Oregon First Lady Married for Cash, but Don’t Expect Prosecution | Tim Mak | October 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAn educated son, or one with a green card, is seen as a “good catch” and therefore fetches vast sums for his family.
Indeed, earning a law degree and joining the Supreme Court bar was more straightforward than getting a green card!
In the middle of the wall hung a large olive-green card with silver lettering.
Hyacinth | George A. BirminghamFig. 406 is the original issue of the French military postcard, on thin green card.
The Postage Stamp in War | Fred. J. MelvilleThe table was set out with the best green card-cloth, and writing materials upon it.
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellThe green card was good for nothing during a week of red cards.
The Iron Ration | George Abel SchreinerOld Ehrenberg, Nrnberger and Wilt had sat down at a green card-table to play tarok.
The Road to the Open | Arthur Schnitzler
British Dictionary definitions for green card
an official permit allowing the holder permanent residence and employment, issued to foreign nationals in the US
an insurance document covering motorists against accidents abroad
social welfare (in Britain) an identification card issued by the Manpower Services Commission to a disabled person, to show registration for employment purposes and eligibility for special services: See also handicap register, registered disabled
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