How to Use work permit in a Sentence

work permit

noun
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  • 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
  • Anyone under the age of 16 must have a work permit to be employed.
    — Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 1 May 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 fee includes the cost of fingerprinting, a background check and a work permit.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Of course, people from around the world are going to want an American work permit to show up.
    — CBS News, 28 Jan. 2024
  • He’s obtained a work permit and found work as a caregiver.
    — Eric Tucker, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The Barrys applied for asylum and are waiting for a work permit.
    — Olivia Bensimon Todd Heisler, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • As an asylum-seeker, Rodríguez did not have a work permit.
    — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The program protects people who came to the U.S. as children from deportation and gives them with a work permit.
    — Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Approved applicants will receive an open work permit for up to three years.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023
  • Parents or guardians must apply for their child's work permit, and the $10 fee is reimbursed by employers.
    — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2024
  • After 150 days, an asylum seeker can apply for a work permit.
    — Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
  • While his immigration case was making its way through court, Rodríguez couldn’t get a work permit.
    — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The government also wouldn’t give him a work permit to be a landscaper or a building manager.
    — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 15 July 2024
  • For the first time, Magana was able to obtain a work permit without fear of being deported.
    — WIRED, 19 Oct. 2023
  • At 14, a work permit was out of the question, but a local stylist made space for Addo and her natural talent in her neighborhood salon, where Addo charged $20 a head.
    — Bianca Lambert, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023
  • José, who preferred that his full name not be used due to privacy and safety concerns, has already applied for asylum and received his work permit.
    — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Step 2: Earning money For most migrants, the waiting period for a legal work permit is long, sometimes years.
    — Keith Collins, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Under federal law, U.S. asylum seekers must wait six months to apply for a work permit after filing an asylum claim.
    — Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Employment agencies can provide a gig at a restaurant, a warehouse or a marijuana farm — no work permit needed.
    — Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
  • The 27-year-old is undergoing a medical on Monday and, pending successful application for a work permit, will sign a four-and-a-half year deal at Molineux with the option of a further 12 months.
    — David Ornstein, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • For instance, until recently, migrants in Canada who were on a visitor's visa could apply for a temporary work permit there.
    — Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Are there consequences for working without a federal work permit?
    — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Hernandez, a teacher who fled his home country in the 1990s, was granted legal status and a work permit under the Temporary Protection Status program.
    — Nidia Cavazos, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Then in 2018, a breakthrough: Mr. Alshawamreh won a three-month internship at an Israeli company building cancer-screening technology — and, with it, a work permit.
    — Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Those applying for asylum must wait 180 days before becoming eligible for a work permit.
    — Quinn Owen, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Arkansas recently passed a law removing work permit requirements and age verification for teenagers, and bills in other states are being proposed to extend working hours for teenagers during the school year, among other rules.
    — Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
  • In November 2020, the Indonesian government enacted a job creation law, allowing the employment of foreign workers at its tech startups for a certain period of time without a work permit.
    — Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 7 June 2023
  • These players are often required to spend a period on loan at another European club or become senior internationals before earning enough points to be granted a work permit.
    — Elias Burke, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024

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