[rocketbop]

> Germany doesn't really have permanent residency - it's more like 'indefinite' residency that is revoked when you leave the country for too long.

That's the same as the US green card, and Australian permanent residency, and I assume most others.

[AdamN]

I'm starting to call all of those 'indefinite residency' as well. I'd be interested to know of visas that do offer stronger residency that is more permanent than these but not quite citizenship.