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Permanent Residence after Five Years

Cape VerdeLong-term residence

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

This is permanent residence for a foreign national who has held temporary residence for at least five years, with a three-year branch for foreign nationals native of Cabo Verde, or who has retired under the law.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured official page does not establish every route-specific condition; independent review remains pending.
  • Permanent residence, qualifying residence period
    * sejam titulares de autorização de residência temporária há pelo menos cinco anos, ou, no caso de estrangeiros naturais de Cabo Verde, há três anos, ou que se tenham aposentado nos termos da lei;

What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

The route requires temporary residence held for at least five years, with a three-year branch for foreign nationals native of Cabo Verde, or retirement under the law. The official source does not state when the period begins.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured official page does not establish every route-specific condition; independent review remains pending.
  • Permanent residence, qualifying residence period
    * sejam titulares de autorização de residência temporária há pelo menos cinco anos, ou, no caso de estrangeiros naturais de Cabo Verde, há três anos, ou que se tenham aposentado nos termos da lei;

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

The qualifying period must be spent as the holder of a temporary residence authorisation: at least five years, or three years for foreign nationals native of Cabo Verde; retirement under the law is an alternative basis. The official source does not state whether any other type of residence counts fully, partially or not at all.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • The captured official page does not establish every route-specific condition; independent review remains pending.
  • Permanent residence, qualifying residence period
    * sejam titulares de autorização de residência temporária há pelo menos cinco anos, ou, no caso de estrangeiros naturais de Cabo Verde, há três anos, ou que se tenham aposentado nos termos da lei;

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the absence or continuity rules that affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • The captured official page does not establish every route-specific condition; independent review remains pending.
  • Permanent residence, qualifying residence period
    * sejam titulares de autorização de residência temporária há pelo menos cinco anos, ou, no caso de estrangeiros naturais de Cabo Verde, há três anos, ou que se tenham aposentado nos termos da lei;

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

The official source lists means of subsistence, accommodation, language knowledge and public-order conditions. Permanent residence has no validity period as a status, although the document must be renewed every five years.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • The captured official page does not establish every route-specific condition; independent review remains pending.
  • Permanent residence, qualifying residence period
    * sejam titulares de autorização de residência temporária há pelo menos cinco anos, ou, no caso de estrangeiros naturais de Cabo Verde, há três anos, ou que se tenham aposentado nos termos da lei;

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

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