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Aresidence permit[1][2][3] (less commonlyresidency permit) is a document or card required in some regions, allowing aforeign national to reside in a country for a fixed or indefinite length of time.These may be permits for temporary residency, orpermanent residency. The exact rules vary between regions. In some cases (e.g. the UK[citation needed]) a temporary residence permit is required to extend a stay past some threshold, and can be an intermediate step to applying for permanent residency.
Residency status may be granted for a number of reasons and the criteria for acceptance as a resident may change over time. InNew Zealand the current range of conditions include being a skilled migrant, a retired parent of a New Zealand national, aninvestor and a number of others.[4]
Some countries have adoptedbiometric residence permits, which are cards including embeddedmachine readable information andRFIDNFC capable chips.[5]
Holders of D, Q1, J1, S1, X1 and Z visas must apply for a residence permit at the local PSB within 30 days of entry into China, unless the "Duration of Each Stay" on the visa is marked as 30 days. Members of foreign diplomatic or consular missions in China must also apply for a residence permit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) or local Foreign Affairs Offices (FSOs) within 30 days of entry into China.[6]
A residence permit takes the form of a sticker applied to the inside of one's passport, similar to a visa.
When eligible, one can also apply for aForeign Permanent Resident ID card.
SeePermanent residency in France
InItaly thepermesso di soggiorno is released by thePolizia di Stato 'state police'; it must be requested by theimmigrant to be allowed to reside in the country[7] for more than eight days, or more than ninety days if having avisto d'ingresso 'travel visa' for tourism. It is not required forEU citizens.
SeePermanent residency in Singapore
In Azerbaijan, there are two types of residence permits: temporary residence permit and permanent residence permit. According to the law, there is no biometric residence permit.[8]
In Ukraine there are two types of residence permits: temporary residence permit and permanent residence permit.Temporary residence permit is issued, in general, for a period of 1 year provided that there is at least one of legal grounds for temporary stay in Ukraine.[9] Permanent residence equals to immigration.
Biometric Residence permit, a type of card in lieu of visa which allows a non-British citizen to work & reside in the UK.[10]
Biometric Residence card, a type of card which allowsEuropean Union Settlement Scheme holders to work & reside in the UK.[11]
Both cards were replaced by a share code by 2025.[12] These cards can no longer be used for travel, but the government still advises holders to keep their expired cards.
SeePermanent residence (United States)
