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AES regime — residence for ECOWAS nationals

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Which citizenship, status or regional agreement creates the person's right to move/reside?

ECOWAS (CEDEAO) nationals, under the AES college of Heads of State's declaration of 14 December 2024, have the right to reside in the territory of AES Confederation member states (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger), subject to national legislation in force.

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  • No national implementing procedure, permit form, or documentary requirement for exercising this residence right in Niger specifically was found in this capture.

Under which circumstances can the person reside: worker, self-employed, student, jobseeker, self-funded person or another recognised basis?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the bases on which the person may reside.

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  • Searched the ANP report for the basis on which ECOWAS nationals may reside (worker, self-employed, student, jobseeker, self-funded): it states only a general right (the legal-basis sentence protected in r1, and the lead sentence "entrer, résider ou exercer des activités") without distinguishing any residence basis. No other captured source addresses AES/ECOWAS residence bases.

What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

AES member states reserve the right, in accordance with their laws and regulations, to refuse entry to any ECOWAS national who falls within the category of inadmissible immigrants. The official source does not state any registration, residence-permit or residence-document procedure for ECOWAS nationals in Niger.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not state any registration, residence-permit or residence-document procedure for ECOWAS nationals in Niger; these remain governed by national texts not captured for this route.

Which non-member-country family members can accompany or join, and what broad rights do they receive?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which non-member family members can join and their rights.

When do permanent/long-term rights arise and what continuity, absence or retention conditions matter?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm when permanent rights arise and the continuity or absence rules.

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

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