A non-citizen who has received permanent authorization to live and work in this country (unless s/he commits a deportable crime). The most common ways to obtain a visa for lawful permanent residence are through a petition by a close family member (family based visa), a petition by an employer for certain professions (employment-based visa), or a grant of asylum. LPRs receive a "green card" to prove their status.
(LPR): Any person who is not a United States citizen or national, but who is permanently residing in the U.S. legally, as a lawfully recorded permanent immigrant. Also referred to as an immigrant, permanent resident, permanent resident alien, resident alien permit holder, and green card holder.
status of being lawfully accorded the privilege of permanently residing in the United States as an immigrant
Foreign-born individuals who have been admitted to reside permanently in the United States.
A person who has immigrated legally but is not an American citizen. This person has been admitted to the U.S. as an immigrant and has a green card. This person is also called a legal permanent resident, a green card holder, a permanent resident alien, a legal permanent resident alien (LPRA) and resident alien permit holder.
Any person not a citizen of the United States who is residing the in the U.S. under legally recognized and lawfully recorded permanent residence as an immigrant. Also known as "Permanent Resident Alien," "Resident Alien Permit Holder," and "Green Card Holder."
Status allows a non citizen to remain in the U.S. permanently and, under certain conditions, to eventually apply to become a U.S. citizen if he or she so chooses. LPR status is not the same as citizenship - LPRs may be deported from the U.S. and may abandon their status if they remain outside the U.S. for an extended period of time.
A person who is here permanently and qualifies as a refugee, asylee, or immigrant, or who has been granted amnesty other than suspension of deportation. In short, an alien who has been lawfully afforded the privilege of residing permanently in the US.