A Permanent Residence Permit is a Permission to a Foreigner to reside indefinitely within the country to which he/she is not a citizen. The foreigner with such status is known as a Permanent resident.
The process and the regulations governing Permanent Residence Permit Applications differ from Country to Country. The popular categories of Permanent Residence permit are:
- Employment Based Permanent Residence
- Permanent Resident through Family
- Permanent Resident through Investment
- Permanent Resident through refugee or asylum

