11.   He has a U.S. permanent resident visa, but the INS filed papers Thursday to have him barred from the country.

12.   He has a U.S. permanent resident alien visa, but the INS filed papers Thursday to have him barred from the country.

13.   He moved to Texas legally under a permanent resident visa.

14.   He had moved there legally with a permanent resident visa.

15.   He was arrested in December that year in Rio de Janeiro while reportedly trying to obtain a permanent visa.

16.   How more troublesome, I thought, it would be obtaining a permanent visa, if not nearly impossible.

17.   In May, Al-Khalifa Johnson was granted a permanent U.S. visa because she is married to an American.

18.   Kim ended up getting his own green card or permanent resident visa.

19.   The Clinton administration has said it supports a permanent visa waiver program but has cautioned that the time frame for automating databases might be overly ambitious.

20.   Those who have worked in Italy for a minimum of five years can get a permanent visa, a first step towards a full citizenship.