Falkland IslandsLong-term residence
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Falkland Islands status: under the Constitution of the Falkland Islands, a person with this status is regarded as belonging to the Falkland Islands.
A person who enjoys Falkland Islands status is, under the Constitution of the Falkland Islands, a person regarded as belonging to the Falkland Islands.
At least seven years of ordinary residence in the Falkland Islands immediately before making the status application; the official page describes this for British citizens, British Overseas Territories citizens or British Overseas citizens who also hold a permanent residence permit.
Anybody who is a British citizen, a British Overseas Territories citizen, or a British Overseas citizen, who has been ordinarily resident in the Falkland Islands for at least seven years at the time of application and holds a permanent residence permit, may be granted Falkland Islands status.
Those who hold a PRP and have been ordinarily resident for at least 7 years immediately before making the status application are eligible for Falkland Islands status.
You (and any dependents) must have been physically present in the Falkland Islands on the first day of your 7 years qualifying period.
Ordinary residence in the Falkland Islands counts: a person who holds a Permanent Residence Permit (PRP) and has been ordinarily resident for at least 7 years immediately before making the status application is eligible for Falkland Islands status. The applicant (and any dependants) must have been physically present in the Falkland Islands on the first day of the 7-year qualifying period. The official guidance does not state whether residence under particular permit types counts fully, partially or not at all.
Those who hold a PRP and have been ordinarily resident for at least 7 years immediately before making the status application are eligible for Falkland Islands status.
You (and any dependents) must have been physically present in the Falkland Islands on the first day of your 7 years qualifying period.
The applicant must have been physically present for the whole of the first 180 days, not absent for more than 90 days in aggregate in any one of the 7 years, and not absent for more than 630 days in aggregate over the 7 years; all absences must be declared, and their duration and reasons are taken into account.
You must have been physically present in the Falkland Islands for the whole of the first 180 days, have not been absent for more than 90 days in aggregate in any one of the 7 years, and not been absent for more than 630 days in aggregate during the total 7 years (7 x 90 days).
Please ensure all absences from the Falkland Islands in the 7 years immediately prior to the date of signing the Application Form are entered.
In assessing your application the Customs & Immigration Service will take into account the duration of absences and the reasons given for them.
Falkland Islands status can be granted under section 4 of the Falkland Islands Status Ordinance 1998 by the Governor on the advice of the Executive Council; full eligibility criteria are in the Guidance Notes. The official source does not state retention or loss rules.
Falkland Islands status can be granted under section 4 of the Falkland Islands Status Ordinance 1998 by the Governor of the Falkland Islands on the advice of the Executive Council.
For full eligibility criteria see Guidance Notes link below.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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