Not every country has a facility for someone to be a 'permanent resident. All European Union countries have a facility for someone to become a permanent resident though, as EU legislation allows for an EU national that moves to another EU country to attain permanent resident status after residing there for five years.
The countries that have a permanent resident status include:
- Argentina
- Australia
- Brazil
- Brunei Darussalam (called "penduduk tetap")
- Canada (permanent residents were known as landed immigrants before 28 June 2002)
- Chile
- China (Programme started from 2004)
- Hong Kong (either through Right to land or Right of Abode)
- Macau
- Czech Republic - trvalý pobyt
- Denmark
- Finland (permit P)
- Germany (called Niederlassungserlaubnis)
- Greece (called Πράσινη Κάρτα)
- Guatemala
- Iran
- Israel (The term toshàv-kéva may refer to a permanent resident without citizenship, or to a citizen with registered abode)
- Japan
- Malaysia (called "penduduk tetap" and "PR")
- Mexico
- Netherlands (called Verblijfsvergunning voor onbepaalde tijd)
- New Zealand
- Norway (called Bosettingstillatelse)
- Poland (called Karta stałego pobytu)
- Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Romania (called Permis de şedere permanentă)
- Russia (called Vid na zhitelstvo)
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland (called a C permit or Niederlassungsbewilligung (settlement permit) )
- United Kingdom (either through Indefinite Leave to Remain or Right of Abode or Permanent Residence for EEA nationals)
- United States (see permanent residence (United States))
- Ukraine (called posvidka na postijne prozhivanie)
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