Permanent Residence - Relative of Myanmar Citizen

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Which family relationships qualify?

Qualifying relatives are a foreign wife or husband married to a Myanmar citizen in accord with Myanmar Customary Law or the existing laws and directives on marriage of Myanmar citizens who are not Buddhist, and their unmarried offspring under 18 years of age born or adopted by them.

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(k) Foreigners Related to the Myanmar citizen means a foreigner wife or husband who has married to a Myanmar citizen in accord with Myanmar Customary Law, existing laws relating to marriage of Myanmar citizens who are not Buddhism and directives and, offsprings who are unmarried and under 18 years of age born or adopted by them;

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

The related Myanmar citizen takes responsibility for, and undertakes, the application; if that responsible Myanmar citizen dies or has their citizenship terminated or revoked before permission is granted, the application is voided.

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6. Foreigners related to a Myanmar citizen is entitled to apply the permanent residence in taking responsibility by the relevant Myanmar citizen and if it is in conformity with the following particulars:
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(i) application for foreigner which is undertaken by his/her related Myanmar citizen;
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8. The application of the permanent residence shall be voided in applying the permanent residence for the persons in sub-rule (a) of rule 6, if the following matters arise in the responsible Myanmar citizen applicant before obtaining the permission: (a) decease; (b) termination or revocation from being a citizenship;

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

A foreign spouse must acknowledge at least two years of legal marriage and no other wife or husband besides the present Myanmar-citizen spouse, and must submit an official document, authenticated and translated into English by a person recognised by the foreigner's government, admitting that the foreigner has no other wife or husband.

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Limits of the record

The relative-specific clauses do not list the proof documents for offspring (birth or adoption/guardianship certificates are listed only in rule 9(g) for family accompanying a principal applicant).
Rule 8 voids the application if the spouse divorces or the offspring is abandoned before permission; not detailed here.

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7. The foreigner wife or husband who has married a Myanmar citizen under sub-rule (a) of rule 6 shall make acknowledgement that he/she has at least two years of legal marriage term and has no other wife or husband except the present legal wife or husband of Myanmar citizen.
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(ii) official document authenticated and translated into English language by the person who is recognized and entitled to testify by the relevant Government of the said foreigner of the admission that the foreigner has no other wife or husband except the present wife or husband of a Myanmar citizen.

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

The applicant pays a non-returnable US$500 initial application fee and, when drawing and annually registering the Permanent Residence Certificate, US$1000 per annum for a foreigner and US$300 per annum for each legal offspring aged seven to 18 applying along (offspring seven years and under reside free of charge); the applicant must pay these fees personally. The official source does not state accommodation, insurance or maintenance requirements.

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Limits of the record

No income, maintenance, accommodation or insurance requirement is stated in the captured clauses for this route.
Ex-Myanmar citizens pay a different annual fee under rule 29(b).

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28. The applicant for the permanent residence shall pay US $ 500 which is not returnable for the initial application for the permanent residence to the Section.
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(a) US $ 1000 per annum for a foreigner;
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(c) US $ 300 per annum for each of their legal offspring at the age of seven years to 18 years of age applied for the permanent residence along with the persons in sub-rule (a) or (b). Proviso: If the legal offspring applied for the permanent residence along with the persons in sub-rule (a) or (b) are seven years and under of age, they are allowed to reside free of charge.
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32. The relevant applicant shall pay himself/herself for the imposed fees for application and issue of the permanent residence, annual approval of the registration for the Permanent Residence Certificate, paying the imposed fine and the drawal of copy for loss and damage of the Permanent Residence Certificate to the Section.

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 certificate has an initial five-year term and may be renewed for five years at a time. The official source does not state the application process or the holder's rights.

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pr official capture, renewal clause
If the initial stay for five years of the term of the permanent residence has been expired, he/she may reapply the renewal of five years at a time;

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

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Permanent Residence - Relative of Myanmar Citizen

Which family relationships qualify?

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

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

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

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?

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