Stamp 4 after five years as a qualifying Stamp 1G partner

IrelandLong-term residence

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

After five years on Stamp 1G, the holder may apply for Stamp 4.

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Limits of the record

The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.

Immigration permission stamps — Stamp 1G partners
Renewal of the Stamp 1G registration should be applied for annually, and after 5 years on a Stamp 1G, you may apply for a Stamp 4.

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

A Stamp 4 application may be made after five years on this partner-based Stamp 1G, which should be renewed annually.

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Immigration permission stamps — Stamp 1G partners
Renewal of the Stamp 1G registration should be applied for annually, and after 5 years on a Stamp 1G, you may apply for a Stamp 4.

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

Time on Stamp 1G as the spouse or de facto partner of a CSEP holder or Hosting Agreement researcher counts towards the 5 years. Such periods are also reckonable residence for naturalisation.

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Limits of the record

The pages do not say whether time on other stamps counts towards the 5 years.

https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/how-to-register-your-immigration-permission-for-the-first-time/required-documents/
After 5 years of Stamp 1G you may apply for a Stamp 4.
https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/information-on-registering/immigration-permission-stamps/
Note: Periods spent on Stamp 1G either as a Graduate Student or a Spouse/de facto partner of a Critical Skills Employment Permit holder or a Spouse/de facto partner of Researchers in the State on Hosting Agreements are considered as reckonable residence for the purpose of making an application for Citizenship/Naturalisation.

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

Continuous residence is a condition of all stamps, with allowance for reasonable absences for holidays, exceptional family circumstances or business commitments abroad. Stamp 1G must be renewed every year.

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Limits of the record

No maximum number of days of absence is stated.

https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/information-on-registering/immigration-permission-stamps/
That you are continuously resident in the State for the duration of your permission with allowance for reasonable periods of absence from the State for holidays, exceptional family circumstances or commitments outside the State arising from business or employment carried on within the State.
https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/information-on-registering/immigration-permission-stamps/
Renewal of the Stamp 1G registration should be applied for annually

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

Stamp 1G registration is renewed annually; after five years on Stamp 1G, the holder may apply for Stamp 4, and the official source does not describe that progression as automatic. The official source does not state other conditions or the renewal, retention or loss rules for Stamp 4.

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Immigration permission stamps — Stamp 1G partners
Renewal of the Stamp 1G registration should be applied for annually, and after 5 years on a Stamp 1G, you may apply for a Stamp 4.

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Stamp 4 after five years as a qualifying Stamp 1G partner

What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

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

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

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

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

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