General Summary:
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In general, a permanent resident of a country is someone who has been granted the right to live in that country indefinitely. Permanent residents are given a form of identity card which identify and prove their status as a permanent resident of that country.▣
For most countries, rights granted to a permanent resident include but not limited to the following, the right to work, the right to apply for immediate relatives (wife/husband and children) to join them as residents in the country of their permanent residency. In some countries, permanent residents vote in local elections but do not vie for elected positions in the elections.▣
For most countries, a permanent resident retains their citizenship at their birth/home country. Though a permanent resident retains the rights to live indefinitely in that country, many countries impose some form of limits on the number of months a permanent resident can continuously live outside of the country if the permanent resident wishes to retain their status.▣
A permanent resident can become a citizen of the country they live in; if they meet the requirements for attaining Citizenship. However, In some countries; a permanent resident may be subject to deportation after incarceration if such resident commits/engages in some level of criminal activity.