What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?
The request cannot be filed by a foreigner who applied for international protection in Montenegro or was granted asylum or subsidiary protection. The applicant is exempt from the fee for starting the procedure. Until the decision, the applicant has the right to stay in Montenegro, freedom of movement, emergency medical care, education, information and legal advice about the procedure, and communication with UNHCR; the right to work arises once nine months have passed without a Ministry decision. The Ministry decides within one year of the request, extendable by six months for complex cases. A person recognised as stateless has rights to residence, work, health care, education, free legal aid, social protection, property and identity and travel documents; the Ministry issues a stateless person's travel document valid for three years on the basis of which they may stay in Montenegro. A temporary residence permit may be issued to them if they meet the conditions of Article 43(1) items 4, 5 and 8; that permit is a public document proving statelessness status and allowing residence in Montenegro.
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