Tinggal tetap atau permanent residency mengacu pada status visa seseorang, bahwasanya ia diperbolehkan untuk berada tanpa batas waktu untuk berada di dalam suatu negara di mana bukan seorang warga negara tersebut. Seseorang dengan status tersebut dikenal sebagai penduduk tetap / permanent resident.
Beberapa negara yang memiliki jenis status permanent resident:
- Argentina
- Australia
- Bahrain
- Belize
- Brazil
- Brunei Darussalam (called penduduk tetap)
- Canada (permanent residents were known as landed immigrants before 28 June 2002)
- Chile
- China (PRC) (called 永久居留权 (yǒngjiǔ-jūliúquán), programme started from 2004)
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- European Union:
- Austria (called Niederlassungsbewilligung)
- Belgium
- Bulgaria (called karta za postoiano prebivavasht v Republica Balgariya chujdenets)
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic – (called trvalý pobyt)
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland (permit P)
- France (some types of titre de séjour, such as the carte de résident)
- Germany (called Niederlassungserlaubnis)
- Greece (called Πράσινη Κάρτα)
- Hungary
- Ireland (called Permanent residency card)
- Italy
- Latvia - Descriptions (called "Uzturēšanās atļauja")
- Lithuania
- Malta
- Netherlands (called Verblijfsvergunning voor onbepaalde tijd)
- Poland (called Karta rezydenta długoterminowego WE)
- Portugal
- Romania (called Permis de şedere permanentă)
- Slovak Republic (called trvalý pobyt)
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden (called (Permanent) Uppehållstillstånd")
- United Kingdom (either through Indefinite Leave to Remain or Right of Abode or Permanent Residence for EEA nationals)
- Ghana
- Guatemala
- Hong Kong (either through Right to land or Right of Abode)
- Iran
- Israel (The term toshàv-kéva may refer to a permanent resident without citizenship, or to a citizen with registered abode)
- Japan (called 永住権 eijūken)
- Macau
- Macedonia
- Malaysia (called pemastautin tetap)
- Mexico
- Nicaragua (called Résidents Permanents Nicaragua)
- New Zealand (terdapat dua jenis resident visa, yaitu Resident Visa dan Permanent Resident Visa)
- Norway
- Peru (A permanent residency option is available for those from countries which prohibit dual citizenship. Permanent residency only requires an annual fee, and no other supporting documents.)
- Philippines
- Russia (called "вид на жительство" vid na žítel'stvo, or ПМЖ pe-em-žé)
- Singapore
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Switzerland (called a C permit or Niederlassungsbewilligung (settlement permit))
- Taiwan, the Republic of China[11]
- Thailand
- United States (called Lawful Permanent Residence)
- Ukraine (called "посвідка на постійне проживання"' 'posvidka na postijne prozhyvannya, or ППП "pe-pe-pe")
