work permit
Americannoun
plural
work permitsExample Sentences
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Canada still offers a post-graduation work permit of up to three years, a key draw.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
If he had applied to obtain a new work permit before the return of the documents, he might have been waiting for months before that permit would be issued, if at all.
From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026
"They give you a work permit, but it doesn't allow you to stay in this country legally. How is that possible?"
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
Mr. Lu reports that ICE didn’t recognize Guan Heng’s work permit and pursuit of asylum because he entered the U.S. illegally.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025
A week after my mother switched churches, her employer in Randburg, a suburb of Johannesburg, had her registered and given a work permit.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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