1.   Although Wang had been living in the United States for many years, Fu and Lu said he was not a U.S. citizen, but held a resident permit.

2.   Both had no resident permits and had been living in the country for a decade, he said.

3.   But Russians without citizenship complain bitterly about having to apply and reapply for resident permits, alien passports, and other documents.

4.   Many of them have valid resident permits and working papers, if not French citizenship.

5.   The men told the court that their wives had settled in South Africa on valid resident permits and their children were attending South African schools.

6.   They claimed to be checking resident permits then beat the victims, tied them up and gagged them.

7.   Under Dutch law, only Dutch citizens or people with resident permits may marry in the Netherlands, whether they are heterosexual or gay.

8.   Abu Marzuk, who holds a Yemeni passport, and Alami, a Moroccan one, both had resident permits in Jordan.

9.   A spokesman at the Jordanian embassy in Cairo said his country would only allow those with Jordanian passports or resident permits issued by Israel to cross the border.

10.   Currently, foreign nationals with working visas must apply for resident permits to live in Taiwan, and must renew the permits every year.