work permit

noun

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

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Abrego Garcia was living in Maryland and has had a work permit since 2019, per Reuters. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025 This includes social security numbers (SSNs), place and date of birth, work permit status, and parents' names, among other sensitive personal information, for all Americans, to a cloud environment. Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025 His application for permanent residency was filed in October 2024, and he has since been issued a Social Security number and work permit, Dorsett said. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025 Mauricio says his wife didn’t give in to that despair and felt reassured by having a work permit. Gustavo Valdés, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 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 9 Oct. 2025.

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