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Special Temporary Residence after Lapsed Residence Right

Cape VerdeLong-term residence

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

The route covers a person whose residence right has lapsed but who has not left Cabo Verde.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured official page does not establish every route-specific condition; independent review remains pending.
  • Special residence, item 5
    5. que não se tenham ausentado do território nacional e cujo direito de residência tenha caducado;

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm a qualifying residence period or when it begins.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured official page does not establish every route-specific condition; independent review remains pending.
  • Special residence, item 5
    5. que não se tenham ausentado do território nacional e cujo direito de residência tenha caducado;

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured official page does not establish every route-specific condition; independent review remains pending.
  • Special residence, item 5
    5. que não se tenham ausentado do território nacional e cujo direito de residência tenha caducado;

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

The person must not have been absent from Cabo Verde and their residence right must have lapsed. The official source does not state any other absence or continuity rule.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured official page does not establish every route-specific condition; independent review remains pending.
  • Special residence, item 5
    5. que não se tenham ausentado do território nacional e cujo direito de residência tenha caducado;

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

The route is listed as special temporary residence with an equivalent visa exemption. The distinctive condition is continuous presence in Cabo Verde together with a lapsed residence right. The official source does not state its duration, renewal or longer-term progression.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • The captured official page does not establish every route-specific condition; independent review remains pending.
  • Special residence, item 5
    5. que não se tenham ausentado do território nacional e cujo direito de residência tenha caducado;

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

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