A green card is a document showing that someone who is not a citizen of the United States has permission to live and work there.
Nicollette married Harry so she could get a green card.
green card in British English
noun
1.
an official permit allowing the holder permanent residence and employment, issued to foreign nationals in the US
2.
an insurance document covering motorists against accidents abroad
3. social welfare
(formerly, in Britain) an identification card issued by the Manpower Services Commission to a disabled person, to show registration for employment purposes and eligibility for special services
green card in American English
US
a registration card, originally green, granting an alien permission to reside and be employed in the U.S.
Examples of 'green card' in a sentence
green card
Vehicles must also have a green card providing insurance.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
green card
British English: green card NOUN
A green card is a document showing that someone who is not a citizen has permission to live and work there in a certain country.
She married him so she could get a green card.
American English: green card
Brazilian Portuguese: visto permanente de imigração dos Estados Unidos
Chinese: 绿卡 >允许外国公民在美国生活和工作的证件
European Spanish: permiso de trabajo y residencia para extranjeros en Estados Unidos
French: permis de travail
German: Greencard
Italian: permesso di soggiorno e di lavoro
Japanese: グリーンカード
Korean: >영주권미국의
European Portuguese: visto permanente de imigração dos Estados Unidos
Latin American Spanish: permiso de trabajo y residencia para extranjeros en Estados Unidos