Sentence examples for for permanent status from inspiring English sources

A yes vote is a vote for permanent status.

Father Jordan said he would help them reapply for permanent status.

Duncan's half sister, Mai Wureh, said he planned to marry Louise, Karsiah's mother, and apply for permanent status to remain in the US with his family.

The country's prominence in a variety of international institutions relies on this reputation, as does its bid for permanent status at the UN security council.

"Everyone knows we're not going to start drawing lines on a border for permanent status and dividing Jerusalem," an Israeli official said today.

People admitted on work visas should be allowed to change employers after a probationary period of 12 months without losing their place in line for permanent status.

And it would provide a path for many illegal immigrants to get legal status by allowing them to apply for temporary "Z visas" and to push for more permanent status by paying fines and having the heads of households return to their countries of origin — the provision Mr. Romney and many other Republicans opposed.

If the triggers are met, immigrants would be able to apply for lawful permanent status 10 years after beginning the process, then eventually citizenship.

If these interventions are to have a chance of success, their first goal must be halting the erosion of an existing international consensus about parameters that must frame negotiations for a permanent status agreement.

To qualify for permanent resident status due to status as a refugee you must have a "well founded fear of persecution" based on a variety of social statuses, such as ethnic or religious affiliation, that restricts your ability to return to your country of origin.

The prospects for reaching a permanent status agreement are poor because the Israelis are too strong, the Palestinians are too weak, and the Americans mediators are utterly ineffectual.