work permit
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His family said he had applied for a work permit and was on his way toward finally obtaining legal status.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
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
But the Gestapo would not give Haupt a work permit.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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