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work permit

noun

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

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Sitting at a table with her then-9-year-old daughters and her parish priest, Ruano wore a tracking device on her wrist and showed reporters her valid work permit and driver's license. Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025 Despite showing his work permit, he was detained and placed in deportation proceedings. Michelle Brané, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025 Around four hours later, Escobar Molina was interviewed by an officer who had a physical copy of Escobar Molina's work permit. New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025 This may have compounded on Lakanwal’s financial burdens, including not being employed, having an expired work permit and allegedly struggling to pay rent and feed his children, sources said. Aleem Agha, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2025 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 10 Dec. 2025.

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