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Long Term Stay Visa under State Arrangement

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What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

The Long Term Stay Visa is a class of visa established by the Immigration (Long Term Stay Visa) Regulations 2025. Its purpose is to permit the holder to remain in the Republic of Nauru for a minimum period of 30 years. The Immigration Regulations 2014 do not apply to it; it is governed exclusively by the 2025 Regulations.

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  • The captured Regulations do not state the policy reason for the class or identify the State(s) with which an arrangement exists.

Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

It covers a person or group of persons eligible for the visa pursuant to an arrangement entered into by the Republic of Nauru with any other State for such persons to enter and remain in the Republic, where ordinarily a visa would not be granted to them under any other class of visa provided under Regulation 4 of the Immigration Regulations 2014.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured text does not identify which State(s) have an arrangement or which nationals or groups those arrangements cover.

What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the event, relationship, nomination or status that activates access.

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Limits of the record
  • Not established: the correction failed a second independent check (NAO_SUSTENTA: Reg 5(1)(a) proves submission by an official of the arrangement State; 'not by the individual on their own initiative' is not in the source (5(2) even gives the applicant a role).)

What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

The application must be in the Form in Schedule 1 (or another form with the Secretary's prior approval), accompanied by an authenticated identity document issued by the requesting State, the applicant's medical record known to the requesting State, a history of criminal records, recent criminal charges or convictions (including any reforms and rehabilitation undertaken), and any other relevant information reasonably required by the Director. An application may be declined if the applicant suffers from or has a history of contagious disease or any other disease the Republic may declare might cause substantial harm or hardship to the Nauruan community.

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Limits of the record
  • The reg 5(2) requirement to provide a passport/travel document or other authenticated identity with photograph and biodata sits inside the citation of a protected answer and is not cited here.

What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

The regulations set a minimum visa duration of 30 years and an annual fee of $1,000 or another prescribed sum, payable by the requesting State under its arrangement with Nauru. The visa does not lapse or become invalid because the fee is unpaid. The holder may apply for protection. The cited non-removal safeguards cover risks to life, the death penalty, cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment, punishment or persecution, chain refoulement, punitive conditions in support of community safety, or denial of working rights or general safety by a State requiring transfer or repatriation. Family inclusion is not stated.

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Limits of the record
  • Complete support and work entitlements, family treatment and cancellation conditions remain unestablished. These safeguards are not a guarantee of a successful protection claim.
  • Immigration (Long Term Stay Visa) Regulations 2025, Regulation 7(1)
    de: (a) a passport or travel document; or (b) such other form of identity which shall have an authenticated photograph from the requesting State with available biodata of the applicant. === REGULATION 6 — Visa Fees === The visa fee for the visa shall be $1000 per year or any other sum that may be prescribed. === REGULATION 7 — Duration of the visa === (1) The duration of the visa shall be for a minimum period of 30 years. (2) The requesting State which has an arrangement with the Republic under Regulation 4 shall be responsible for the payment of the annual visa fees as stipulated in Regulation 6. (3) For avoidance of doubt, a visa shall not lapse or be deemed to be invalid where the visa fee has not been paid. === REGULATION 8 — Evidence of visa === (1) A person who is eli
  • Immigration (Long Term Stay Visa) Regulations 2025, Schedule 3, clause 5
    ion and telehealth, welfare and education services. 4 The holder of a visa: (a) may apply for any protection claimed and have those claims accessed in accordance with any international instruments, conventions, treaties or protocols; and (b) the Republic shall allow the holder of the visa to make an application for protection under the laws of the Republic. 5 The holder of a visa shall not be removed from the Republic, where there is a risk of: (a) deprivation of life, death penalty, cruel inhumane or degrading treatment, punishment or persecution; (b) chain refoulement; (c) being imposed with punitive conditions in support of a community safety; or (d) his or her working right or general safety being denied by any State which requires the transfer or repatriation of the holder of the visa.

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

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