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Permanent Residence by Council of Ministers Decision

BelarusSpecial cases

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What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

Belarus may issue permanent residence by a decision of the Council of Ministers coordinated with the President for a foreigner outside the categories in Article 53(1) and (2). This is a discretionary statutory mechanism.

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Limits of the record
  • The answer states only the cited route-specific facts; full individual eligibility, complete administrative evidence and independent review remain pending.
  • Law No. 105-Z, Article 53, Council of Ministers decision ground
    Разрешение на постоянное проживание может быть выдано иностранцам, не указанным в частях первой и второй настоящей статьи, на основании решения Совета Министров Республики Беларусь по согласованию с Президентом Республики Беларусь.

Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

The mechanism is for foreigners not listed in Article 53(1) or (2). The law does not make this a general application route available on demand.

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Limits of the record
  • The answer states only the cited route-specific facts; full individual eligibility, complete administrative evidence and independent review remain pending.
  • Law No. 105-Z, Article 53, scope of exceptional ground
    Разрешение на постоянное проживание может быть выдано иностранцам, не указанным в частях первой и второй настоящей статьи, на основании решения Совета Министров Республики Беларусь по согласованию с Президентом Республики Беларусь.

What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

The statutory trigger is a Council of Ministers decision coordinated with the President. Article 58 assigns the relevant permanent-residence decision to a Citizenship and Migration directorate and requires petitions from relevant state bodies for Article 53(10), (11) and part (2) cases; the consulted clause does not specify a public nomination process for the Council route.

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Limits of the record
  • The answer states only the cited route-specific facts; full individual eligibility, complete administrative evidence and independent review remain pending.
  • Law No. 105-Z, Article 53, decision trigger
    Разрешение на постоянное проживание может быть выдано иностранцам, не указанным в частях первой и второй настоящей статьи, на основании решения Совета Министров Республики Беларусь по согласованию с Президентом Республики Беларусь.
  • Law No. 105-Z, Article 58, decision bodies and petition requirement
    в отношении иностранцев, указанных в абзацах десятом, одиннадцатом части первой и части второй статьи 53, части третьей статьи 55 настоящего Закона, – управлениями по гражданству и миграции главного управления внутренних дел Минского городского исполнительного комитета, управлений внутренних дел областных исполнительных комитетов (далее – управление по гражданству и миграции);

What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

The statutory trigger is a Council of Ministers decision coordinated with the President. Decree No. 200 gives the general in-country permanent-residence application channel and checklist, but the official provisions do not establish that a foreigner can initiate or compel a Council of Ministers decision.

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Limits of the record
  • The answer states only the cited route-specific facts; full individual eligibility, complete administrative evidence and independent review remain pending.
  • Decree No. 200, procedure 12.7.1, in-country PR application
    12.7.1. при обращении в Республике Беларусь
  • Law No. 105-Z, Article 53, Council decision requirement
    Разрешение на постоянное проживание может быть выдано иностранцам, не указанным в частях первой и второй настоящей статьи, на основании решения Совета Министров Республики Беларусь по согласованию с Президентом Республики Беларусь.
  • Law No. 105-Z, Article 53, decision trigger
    Разрешение на постоянное проживание может быть выдано иностранцам, не указанным в частях первой и второй настоящей статьи, на основании решения Совета Министров Республики Беларусь по согласованию с Президентом Республики Беларусь.
  • Law No. 105-Z, Article 58, decision bodies and petition requirement
    в отношении иностранцев, указанных в абзацах десятом, одиннадцатом части первой и части второй статьи 53, части третьей статьи 55 настоящего Закона, – управлениями по гражданству и миграции главного управления внутренних дел Минского городского исполнительного комитета, управлений внутренних дел областных исполнительных комитетов (далее – управление по гражданству и миграции);

What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

The permanent-residence procedure lists the permit as indefinite. This does not make the exceptional Council decision automatic or remove the general registration and cancellation rules applicable after a permit is issued.

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Limits of the record
  • The answer states only the cited route-specific facts; full individual eligibility, complete administrative evidence and independent review remain pending.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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