It won't be possible to take any government commitment for granted for more than a few years.
An O-1 visa is initially granted for up to three years.
A new licence will be granted for four years and you may have to pay a fee.
It was granted for two years (through to 15 October 1880) with the promise of an extension to 1882 if required.
Other leases could only be granted for 35 years.
In 1739 he was granted a monopoly on Handel's music for 14 years.
Social programs got one-time commitments while corporate tax cuts were granted for many years.
But at the same time, courts have granted so-called correlation patents for many years.
Funding was granted for three years, to run from 1991 through 1994, some $40,000 per year.
You want to grant subsidiary protection, for five years and with a residence permit, immediately.