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Residence Permit at Age 15

EritreaLong-term residence

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

Under the official regulation (unofficial translation summary), a foreigner who was under 15 when they came to Eritrea, or a foreigner born in Eritrea, must have a residence permit upon reaching 15 years of age.

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  • The status is triggered by age, not by accumulated residence; the source states no permanent or long-term status reached through residence.
  • The captured text is a Refworld summary of an unofficial translation, not the official text.

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 the qualifying residence period and when it begins.

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  • Searched Articles 18-19 of Regulation No. 4/1992 (8a94f8b4ae2dcc23.txt, c895e220c57fa5e6.txt) for a qualifying residence period; the only trigger is reaching age 15, no number of years is stated.

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 towards the qualifying period.

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  • Searched the captured Regulation No. 4/1992 text for which types of residence count; nothing is stated.

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 and continuity rules for the qualifying period.

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  • Searched the captured Regulation No. 4/1992 text for absence or continuity rules; nothing is stated.

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

Registration and issue of the residence permit may be done at the Immigration Office Foreigners Section or its branches. A residence permit is valid for one year from the date of issue; renewal is requested on Form No. 10(a), and issue or renewal is subject to service fees.

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  • The documents an age-15 applicant must submit are not stated in the captured text.
  • The captured text is a Refworld summary of an unofficial translation, not the official text.

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