also called residency permit · permit of stay · permesso di soggiorno
Official authorization to live in a country for an extended period, distinct from a short-stay visa.
Official permission to live in a country for an extended period, a step beyond a short-stay visa. It is what legally lets you settle in for the long haul. Be aware that holding one can also start the clock on tax residency, a separate status about where you owe tax; the permit is about the right to stay, not automatically your tax bill, though the two often move together.
Someone gets a residence permit to live abroad for a couple of years and thinks only about the right to stay. Months in, they realise that same residence has been quietly building toward tax residency, and their worldwide income may now be in that country's reach in a way they never planned for.
It's what legally lets you stay long term, but holding one can also start the clock on tax residency.
The difference is the whole point, so here is each one in a line.
These are the statuses and cards you hold once you are living there, and the ladder toward permanence.
A residence permit is authorisation to live in a country, a biometric residence permit is the card version, and local registration is signing your address in with the authorities.
Temporary residence must be renewed and may lead to permanent residence, which lets you stay indefinitely, and right of abode is the fullest form, free of immigration control.
A bridging visa keeps you lawful while a longer application is decided, and Argentina's residencia precaria and radicacion are its provisional certificate and formal residence-registration process.
Biometric residence permit · Local registration · radicacion · Temporary residence
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