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Temporary Residence for Other Justified Reasons

Bosnia and HerzegovinaSpecial cases

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

The Law recognises “other justified reasons” as a residual basis on which temporary residence may be granted. It is not a separately named programme with a published, closed eligibility list in the consulted statutory clause.

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  • The residual ground has no closed statutory eligibility test in the consulted provision. The undated SFA Form 6 contains family-reunification items alongside a generic other-document item; do not treat the family items as universal. Independent review remains pending.

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

The clause is addressed to a foreign national who intends to stay, or is staying, in BiH on another justified ground. The statute does not define a specific population, occupation or circumstance for this residual category, so the applicant’s exact case must be assessed individually.

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  • The residual ground has no closed statutory eligibility test in the consulted provision. The undated SFA Form 6 contains family-reunification items alongside a generic other-document item; do not treat the family items as universal. Independent review remains pending.

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

Access depends on a specific reason that the competent authority accepts as justified. The Law does not give a closed list or a threshold for this residual ground. The SFA form asks for “other documentation” justifying the purpose, but its same checklist also contains family-reunification items whose relevance to this residual basis is unclear.

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Limits of the record
  • The residual ground has no closed statutory eligibility test in the consulted provision. The undated SFA Form 6 contains family-reunification items alongside a generic other-document item; do not treat the family items as universal. Independent review remains pending.

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

Apply to the SFA with evidence for the specific residence basis and the general temporary-residence conditions: passport, sufficient means, accommodation, health insurance and the statutory medical and criminal-record documents. The first application is normally filed from outside BiH through a BiH diplomatic-consular mission; filing inside BiH is limited to D-visa entrants or visa-free nationals. The SFA Form 6 names other documentation justifying the purpose; its family-specific checklist lines should not be treated as universal conditions for every residual case.

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Limits of the record
  • The residual ground has no closed statutory eligibility test in the consulted provision. The undated SFA Form 6 contains family-reunification items alongside a generic other-document item; do not treat the family items as universal. Independent review remains pending.

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

Temporary residence under this residual basis is granted for up to one year. An extension may be requested only on the same basis that supported the existing permit. The law does not make this residual basis itself a work authorisation or automatically grant a family member residence; any such permission requires its own applicable legal basis.

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Limits of the record
  • The residual ground has no closed statutory eligibility test in the consulted provision. The undated SFA Form 6 contains family-reunification items alongside a generic other-document item; do not treat the family items as universal. Independent review remains pending.

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

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