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Residence - Spouse or Economic Dependant of Foreign Resident

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Which family relationships qualify?

The spouse, minor children, dependent adult children and parents of a foreigner holding any migratory category.

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    - El cónyuge, los hijos menores, los hijos mayores dependientes, y los padres de las extranjeros en cualquier calidad migratoria.

Who may sponsor or bring the family member, and what immigration/citizenship status must that person hold?

A foreigner holding any migratory category (calidad migratoria).

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  • The sponsorship role shown is the subsistence declaration by the foreigner holding the migratory category; no income threshold or separate sponsorship procedure is described.
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    **Cónyuge y dependientes económicos de extranjero en cualquier calidad migratoria** - Acreditar la unión matrimonial y/o dependencia económica de los solicitantes. - Declarar la responsabilidad sobre la subsistencia por parte del extranjero con calidad migratoria sobre los solicitantes.

What is important for proving marriage, partnership, parentage, custody, dependency or another qualifying relationship?

The marriage and/or the economic dependency of the applicants must be evidenced. The official source does not state the specific documents required.

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  • Specific documents are not listed; the general rule requires documents in another language to be officially translated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and legalised or apostilled (separate sentence, not cited).
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    - Acreditar la unión matrimonial y/o dependencia económica de los solicitantes.

What important financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities apply?

The foreigner holding the migratory category must declare responsibility for the subsistence of the applicants.

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    - Declarar la responsabilidad sobre la subsistencia por parte del extranjero con calidad migratoria sobre los solicitantes.

How does the application work at a high level, what rights does the family member receive, how long does the status last, and how can it become independent or longer-term where officially stated?

The application is presented to the Secretaría de Estado de Derechos Humanos, Justicia, Gobernación y Descentralización through a legal representative, with the respective stamps and full contact details of the representative and the applicant. The official source does not state the family member's rights, the duration of the status or any path to independent or longer-term status.

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Limits of the record
  • Rights, duration and any independent or longer-term status are not stated; after approval the general step is registration in the Registro Nacional de Extranjeros to obtain the resident card (separate sentence, not cited).
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    - Presentar ala Secretaría de Estado de Derechos Humanos, Justicia, Gobernación y Descentralización, por medio de apoderado legal, con los timbres de contratación respectivos y la información de contacto amplia del apoderado y del solicitante.

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

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