“Green-card holders are US citizens without a passport.”
Usage Entry 1181 / 1350 60-second read
Citizen vs. Resident
A legal member of a country versus someone who lives there.
The comparisoni
“Green-card holders are US residents — permanent legal status, but not citizenship. Citizens hold the passport.”
The ruleii
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CITIZEN = belongs. RESIDENT = lives.
CITIZEN is a legal member of a nation with full civic rights — passport, voting, diplomatic protection. RESIDENT simply lives there legally, often with restricted rights (can't vote in national elections, can't hold passport). Citizenship outlasts residence.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Citizens hold papers. Residents have addresses.