1.   But many foreigners have gradually acquired permanent residence rights in a land that is less interested in diversity than in cohesion.

2.   He was refused refugee status and is now applying for residence rights on humanitarian grounds.

3.   Moves are under way in Congress to accord him and his family permanent residence rights.

4.   The guard, Christoph Meili, was dismissed from his job, and later fled to the United States, where Congress accorded him and his family residence rights.

5.   These rules offered limited residence rights for a maximum of two years, but only to those who had jobs, homes and no criminal record.

6.   Sale said verification of residence rights would be expanded by matching citizenship, employment and Social Security data, while guaranteeing privacy.

7.   The Greek foreign ministry has said the two will be granted temporary residence rights but not political asylum.

8.   The foreign ministry has said the two will be granted temporary residence rights but not political asylum.

9.   The Greek foreign ministry has said the two who will stay in Greece will be granted temporary residence rights but not political asylum.