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Immigrated Status after Five Years

HondurasLong-term residence

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

Residence in the 'Inmigrado' migratory category: a discretionary act of the State, through the Secretaría de Estado de Derechos Humanos, Justicia, Gobernación y Descentralización, that authorises a foreigner to settle in the country.

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    Es el acto potestativo del Estado a través de la Secretaría de Estado de Derechos Humanos, Justicia, Gobernación y Descentralización, por medio del cual se faculta a un extranjero a radicarse en el país, bajo una calidad migratoria de las siguientes: - Rentistas. - Pensionados. - Inversionistas. - El cónyuge, los hijos menores, los hijos mayores dependientes, y los padres de las extranjeros en cualquier calidad migratoria. - Extranjeros por ser cónyuges, abuelos, padres o hermanos de persona de nacionalidad hondureña por nacimiento. - Inmigrados.

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

The applicant must have stayed in the country for not less than five consecutive years. The official source does not state when the qualifying period begins.

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  • When the qualifying period starts to count is not stated.
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    - Haber permanecido en el país por un período no menor a cinco años consecutivos.

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

The stay must have been held under a valid foreigner's card with a special stay permit (permiso especial de permanencia). The official source does not state whether other types of residence count.

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  • The source does not say whether other residence types count fully, partially or not at all.
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    - Haber tenido vigente su respectivo carné de extranjero con permiso especial de permanencia.

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 Inmigrados block and the general requirements; a separate 'Permiso ausentar del país' PDF is linked from the index but could not be fetched (same connection failures as the other PDFs).

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

The applicant must not have violated the Constitution, the Migration and Aliens Act or other laws, and must not have been deported, expelled or convicted in a foreign country. The official source does not state how the status is applied for or its renewal, retention or loss rules.

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  • All conditions must be evidenced by certificates issued by the INM (introductory sentence, not cited).
  • Renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules are not stated; after approval the general step is registration in the Registro Nacional de Extranjeros to obtain the resident card (general sentence, not cited).
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    - No haber violado la Constitución de la República, la Ley de Migración y Extranjería y demás leyes. - No haber sido deportado, expulsado o condenado en país extranjero.

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

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