work permit

noun

: an official document that shows that a person is allowed to work

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Once approved, migrants were allowed to stay in the country for up to two years, get a work permit, and be shielded from deportations. Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 20 Jan. 2025 Nuñez recently secured a work permit through a U visa. Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 19 Jan. 2025 The 27-year-old is undergoing a medical on Monday and, pending successful application for a work permit, will sign a four-and-a-half year deal at Molineux with the option of a further 12 months. David Ornstein, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025 Hernandez, a teacher who fled his home country in the 1990s, was granted legal status and a work permit under the Temporary Protection Status program. Nidia Cavazos, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for work permit 

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“Work permit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20permit. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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