enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Ger toshav - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ger_toshav

    A ger toshav ("resident alien") is a Gentile (non-Jew) living in the Land of Israel who agrees to follow the Seven Laws of Noah. [21] The theological basis for the seven commandments of the Noahic Covenant is said to be derived interpretatively from demands addressed to Adam [22] and to Noah, [23] who are believed to be the progenitors of humankind in Judaism, and therefore to be regarded as ...

  3. Resident Alien (TV series) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_Alien_(TV_series)

    Resident Alien is an American science fiction mystery comedy-drama television series created by Chris Sheridan, based on the comic book of the same title by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse, that premiered its 10-episode first season on January 27, 2021, on Syfy. It stars Alan Tudyk in the title role. In March 2021, it was renewed for a second ...

  4. Alien (law) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(law)

    temporary resident alien — any foreign national who has been lawfully granted permission by the government to drive, fly, travel, lodge, reside, study or work for a specific number of years and then apply for an extension or leave the country before such permission expires.

  5. Green card - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_card

    A green card, known officially as a permanent resident card, is an identity document which shows that a person has permanent residency in the United States. [1][2] Green card holders are formally known as lawful permanent residents (LPRs). As of 2023, there are an estimated 12.7 million green card holders, of whom 9 million are eligible to ...

  6. Diversity jurisdiction - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diversity_jurisdiction

    Citizens of a U.S. state are parties on one side of the case, with nonresident alien(s) as adverse parties; Complete diversity exists as to the U.S. parties, and nonresident aliens are additional parties; A foreign state (i.e., country) is the plaintiff, and the defendants are citizens of one or more U.S. states; or

  7. Birthright citizenship in the United States - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthright_citizenship_in...

    The Supreme Court thus stated that the rule was "ancient and fundamental", i.e., well-established common law, in 1898: "the Fourteenth Amendment affirms the ancient and fundamental rule of citizenship by birth within the territory, in the allegiance and under the protection of the country, including all children here born of resident aliens ...

  8. Permanent residency - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_residency

    Permanent residency is a person's legal resident status in a country or territory of which such person is not a citizen but where they have the right to reside on a permanent basis. This is usually for a permanent period; a person with such legal status is known as a permanent resident. Permanent residency itself is distinct from right of abode ...

  9. Substantial Presence Test - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substantial_Presence_Test

    Substantial Presence Test. The Substantial Presence Test (SPT) is a criterion used by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the United States to determine whether an individual who is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident in the recent past qualifies as a "resident for tax purposes" or a "nonresident for tax purposes"; [1][2] it is a form ...