PERMANENT RESIDENT

Immigration

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: PERMANENT RESIDENT

You're going to be a permanent resident! (Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back; writing credit: George Lucas; Leigh Brackett)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Business

Polish law requires employers to obtain permission to employ foreigners who do not have permanent resident or refugee status in Poland. (references)

Civil Liberties

Singapore

The other eight, who were charged with assembling without a permit, were fined $540 each (S$1000). Of the six PRC nationals who were imprisoned, authorities later cancelled the immigration status of five, including one permanent resident, and required them to depart the country; the remaining PRC citizen already had departed the country. (references)

Economic History

The Holy See

As noted, it maintains formal diplomatic relations with 166 nations; 69 of these maintain permanent resident diplomatic missions accredited to the Holy See in Rome. (references)

Philippines

Incentives for firms in export processing and free trade zones include: exemption from corporate income tax (four years for nonpioneer and six years for pioneer, renewable up to an additional two years); after the expiration of the income tax exemption, a special five percent tax rate in lieu of national and local income taxes (with the exception of land owned by developers, which are subject to real property tax); tax credits for import substitution; exemptions from wharfage dues, export taxes and other fees; a tax credit on domestic capital equipment; tax and duty-free importation of breeding stocks and genetic materials; tax credits on domestic breeding stocks and genetic materials; additional deductions for labor costs and training expenses; domestic sales allowance equivalent to 30 percent of total export sales; permanent resident status for foreign investors and immediate family members; permission to hire foreign nationals; and simplified import procedures. (references)

Human Rights

Hong Kong

Prominent human rights activists who focus on mainland China also operate freely and enjoy permanent resident status in Hong Kong. (references)

Australia

HREOC followed with a report in March alleging that as many as 70 permanent resident convicts were in custody awaiting deportation, despite having already completed their prison sentences. (references)

Australia

In November 2000, HREOC asserted that the Government was in breach of the U.N. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights for detaining a number of permanent resident convicts indefinitely until they could be deported. (references)

Minorities

Slovenia

In 1999 Parliament offered these approximately 13,000 non-Slovene (former Yugoslav) residents permanent resident status; a 3-month window for applications closed at the end of 1999. During that period, a total of 12,863 persons applied for legal residence: 7,912 applications were accepted; 123 were rejected; 518 were cancelled because the claimants had received Slovenian citizenship; 20 were refused because additional information was required, and 4,320 remained unresolved at year's end. (references)

Political Rights

Hong Kong

Politicians and human rights activists criticized the selection process as undemocratic and lacking transparency and noted that Central Government Liaison Office (formerly the New China News Agency) Director Jiang Enzhu, who is not a Hong Kong permanent resident, is one of Hong Kong's 36 delegates. (references)

Travel

Philippines

SIRV allows them to acquire permanent resident status. (references)

Worker Rights

Singapore

Work permits for low-wage workers stipulate the cancellation of such permits if workers apply to marry or marry a citizen or permanent resident. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Japanese Kanji 

永住者 (denizen), 定住者 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ていじゅうしゃ, えいじゅうしゃ (denizen). (various references)

Pig Latin

ermanentpay esidentray

Portuguese

residente permanente. (various references)

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