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EU or OECD Resident Property Owner Temporary Residence

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What investment option or options qualify?

This route is for a foreign resident of an EU or OECD Member State who has acquired the right to own an apartment, apartment building or house in North Macedonia.

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  • The captured official sources do not establish every material detail asked by this rectangle.
  • mfa-visas.content.txt:113-129
    A foreign resident of an EU or OECD Member State who has acquired the right to own an apartment, apartment building or house on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia under the conditions laid down in the law in the amount of at least 40,000 euros.

What official minimum amount, tier or threshold applies to each relevant option?

For a foreign resident of an EU or OECD Member State, the qualifying property value is not less than 40,000 euros, for an apartment, apartment building or house acquired in North Macedonia under the conditions laid down in the law. The official source does not state government fees.

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  • The captured source does not state state fees or application charges separately from the qualifying property value.
  • mfa-visas.content.txt:113-129
    A foreign resident of an EU or OECD Member State who has acquired the right to own an apartment, apartment building or house on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia under the conditions laid down in the law in the amount of at least 40,000 euros.

How long must the investment be maintained and what continuing ownership, investment or physical-presence conditions are important?

Temporary residence for a foreigner who acquired ownership of an apartment, apartment building or house is granted for up to one year and can be extended in accordance with Article 79. Temporary residence is not extended if the foreigner, without justification, did not stay in North Macedonia for more than a quarter of the period for which temporary residence was allowed. The official source does not state a minimum period for holding the property or whether selling it ends the residence.

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Limits of the record
  • The law does not state a minimum period for which the property must be held, nor whether selling it ends the residence.
  • https://portal.mdt.gov.mk/post-body-files/zakoni-mvr-file-UtsW.pdf
    (2) Привремениот престој од ставот (1) на овој член се одобрува за период до една година и истата може да се продолжува согласно со членот 79 од овој закон.
  • https://portal.mdt.gov.mk/post-body-files/zakoni-mvr-file-UtsW.pdf
    (4) Привремен престој нема да се продолжи ако се утврди дека странецот неоправдано не престојувал во Република Северна Македонија подолго од една четвртина од рокот за кој му е дозволен привремен престој.
  • https://portal.mdt.gov.mk/post-body-files/zakoni-mvr-file-UtsW.pdf
    (4) Постојан престој нема да се одобри и на странец кој:
  • https://portal.mdt.gov.mk/post-body-files/zakoni-mvr-file-UtsW.pdf
    - има одобрен привремен престој заради стекнување на право на сопственост на стан, станбена зграда и куќа на териоторијата на Република Северна Македонија согласно со одредбите од овој закон и

Which family members can be included where officially stated, and what broad residence/work rights result?

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

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Limits of the record
  • Searched Articles 71, 107-111 and 119 of the Law on Foreigners and MFA pages; no statement on family members or work rights for property-owner temporary residence (Article 107(1) lists family-reunification sponsors without mentioning this ground, but the law does not state it expressly).

What status is obtained, how is it renewed, what longer-term residence/citizenship direction is officially stated, and what happens to the investment when relevant?

The route gives temporary residence for up to one year, which may be extended under Article 79. Permanent residence is not granted to a foreigner holding temporary residence for acquiring ownership of an apartment, residential building or house in North Macedonia. The official source does not state a citizenship direction or what happens to the property if it is sold.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured sources do not state what happens to the property if it is sold, or any citizenship direction.

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

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