work permit

noun

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

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These players are often required to spend a period on loan at another European club or become senior internationals before earning enough points to be granted a work permit. Elias Burke, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024 As of September, there were about 1.2 million pending work permit applications, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services data, with many pending for six months or more. Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 26 Nov. 2024 In 2015, the police department suspended Truong’s outside work permit to investigate whether his management and ownership of a private security firm presented a conflict of interest that put him in competition with his employer. Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2024 For instance, until recently, migrants in Canada who were on a visitor's visa could apply for a temporary work permit there. Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 10 Sep. 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 26 Dec. 2024.

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