How to Use work permit in a Sentence

work permit

noun

• By the time the next 60 days were up, his work permit would be on the way.
  — Olivia Bensimon Todd Heisler, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
• In the past, those migrants were released and could get a work permit.
  — Gisela Salomon, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
• However, the cash, his nail gun and work permit are gone.
  — Conor Wight, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
• He was granted a work permit, but that expired in March.
  — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
• But because of the hold, her visas and work permit processing are frozen.
  — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
• Her dad was supposed to take her to get a work permit the day of her disappearance.
  — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
• He was granted a work permit, but that had also expired in March.
  — Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 5 June 2025
• Two months later, his work permit expired and his company was forced to place him on leave.
  — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
• Anyone under the age of 16 must have a work permit to be employed.
  — Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2023
• Approved applicants will receive an open work permit for up to three years.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023
• Kennedy said her client was able to get a work permit and a Texas driver's license in the meantime.
  — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
• This assumes, of course, that a work permit eventually comes through.
  — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 20 June 2026
• He was allowed to stay in the United States and issued a work permit.
  — Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 30 Apr. 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
• The father of five was granted a work permit, but that had also expired in March.
  — Jeffrey Cook, ABC News, 3 June 2025
• Of course, people from around the world are going to want an American work permit to show up.
  — CBS News, 28 Jan. 2024
• The teen’s mother was at work at the time, and the father was expected to pick her up to take her to get a work permit.
  — Michael Loria, USA Today, 30 June 2026
• The Barrys applied for asylum and are waiting for a work permit.
  — Olivia Bensimon Todd Heisler, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
• The fee includes the cost of fingerprinting, a background check and a work permit.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
• Students who work during the school year must obtain a work permit from their high school that is signed by their parent or guardian.
  — Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2025
• But simply holding that valid work permit does not mean Nevarez has legal status.
  — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Dec. 2025
• Velasquez Cruz held a five-year work permit and was employed at a tire shop, according to his wife.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
• While his immigration case was making its way through court, Rodríguez couldn’t get a work permit.
  — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 23 Feb. 2023
• After 150 days, an asylum seeker can apply for a work permit.
  — Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
• In recent weeks, with the help of a lawyer, Ramirez Lomeli was able to obtain a federal work permit.
  — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
• The third client, who has a work permit, remains detained, according to Ramirez-Smith.
  — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2025
• His son told reporters Salgado Araujo was in the process of getting a work permit.
  — Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 10 July 2026
• Ifeanyi Nduwke will be one of those, after failing to qualify for a UK work permit.
  — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026
• The government also wouldn’t give him a work permit to be a landscaper or a building manager.
  — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 15 July 2024
• They were dished out to workers who were doing construction on his property, despite having a work permit.
  — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026