Sentence examples for gain residence from inspiring English sources

Mr. Smith said the lottery was vulnerable to fraud and created security risks, since he said terrorists could use it to gain residence in the United States.

Mrs. Wasilewski said the lawyer representing her did not make it clear that she had to leave the United States and could not try another avenue to gain residence.

Chinese academics, companies, and individuals have strong incentives to patent worthless ideas: with more patent grants, professors gain tenure, workers and students gain residence permits to live in a desirable cities, corporate income tax is reduced from 25%to15%5%, and companies win lucrative government contracts.

They said they were more likely to gain permanent residence status in Canada sooner than later.

Pointedly, it notes that anyone hoping to gain permanent residence in Denmark would have to learn Danish.

Under current rules, EU/EEA [European Economic Area] nationals automatically gain permanent residence after five years (provided certain criteria are met at least).

It is one of some 60 banks nationwide, mostly in Hispanic communities, that have begun catering to illegal immigrants, who often gain legal residence and become loyal customers.

Although his father had inherited property in the United States, Carlos said, his father's attempts to gain legal residence had failed.

In January, administration officials announced a measure that would make it easier for Americans who are married to illegal immigrants to gain legal residence for their spouses.

Mr. Obama, drawing on his background as a community organizer, evoked the theme of social justice and proclaimed his unqualified support for legislation that would allow high school students who are illegal immigrants to go to college or join the armed forces and gain legal residence status.

Same-sex marriage advocates said it was likely to become the most prominent suit seeking to overturn the law, known as the Defense of Marriage Act, based on its effect on gay or lesbian immigrants who want to gain legal residence through marriage to American citizens.