Permanent Law and Legal Definition
According to 8 USCS § 1101 (Title 8, Aliens and Nationality; Chapter 12, Immigration and Nationality; General Provisions), the term "permanent" means “a relationship of continuing or lasting nature, as distinguished from temporary, but a relationship may be permanent even though it is one that may be dissolved eventually at the instance either of the United States or of the individual, in accordance with law.”
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Related Legal Terms
- Conditional Permanent Resident
- Lawfully Admitted for Permanent Residence
- Legal Permanent Resident
- Other Planned Permanent Living Arrangement (OPPLA)
- Permanent Alimony
- Permanent Allegiance
- Permanent Arbitrator
- Permanent Benefit
- Permanent Caregiver [Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern Program]
- Permanent Cessation of Operations [Energy]
