green card
- an official card, originally green, issued by the U.S. government to foreign nationals permitting them to work in the U.S.
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Origin of green card
First recorded in 1965–70
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Denied in his green-card application, he said, “I came instantly that day,” to the shrine.
Usually, U.S. citizens or green-card holders who marry immigrant women sponsor them for permanent residency.
People told him their problems and brought him their green-card applications.
“The thing that I grieved most about that day was the fact that I had to withdraw my green-card application,” Sullivan said.
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 servicesSee also handicap register, registered disabled
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