blue card
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English
Etymology
The term has been inspired by the United States' green card, blue making reference to the main colour of the EU flag.
Pronunciation
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Noun
blue card (plural blue cards)
- p. 2009, An EU-wide work permit allowing high-skilled non-EU citizens to work and live in any country within the European Union, excluding Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom, which are not subject to the proposal.
- (Australia) (Queensland only) An identity card issued with police approval, stating that the person is of suitable character to work near children and young adults.
- (scouting, US) An application for pursuing a certain merit badge, which must be signed by a Scout's unit leader and their merit badge counselor before pursuing.
- (sports) A penalty card that in association football indicates an offense at a lesser level than a yellow card, and has other meanings in bandy, handball, and Quidditch.
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European work permit
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