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Statelessness Determination and Temporary Residence

MontenegroLong-term residence

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

This leads to two things: first, official recognition of statelessness status; and, separately, a temporary residence permit that a recognised stateless person may then be granted.

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

The determination request must be accompanied by proof that the applicant has actually resided in Montenegro for at least three years before filing, or that their close family members hold Montenegrin citizenship or temporary or permanent residence in Montenegro.

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

What counts is actual (factual) residence in Montenegro; the detailed evidence of actual residence is prescribed by the Ministry.

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  • The law does not state whether particular types of residence count fully, partially or not at all.

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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Limits of the record
  • Art. 59-60 of the Law on Foreigners contain no absence or continuity rule for the three-year actual-residence proof.

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

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