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North Macedonia Permanent Residence

11 facts quoted from the official source

For a foreign national or person under international protection with five years of qualifying continuous residence in North Macedonia and the required integration and self-support conditions.

Route type
Residence-based status
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
5
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

5 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Language requirementThe applicant must speak and understand Macedonian at a level permitting easy communication.
  • Public Order And Security TestThe applicant must not threaten public order, public health, national security or international relations.
  • Stable Regular Means RequiredThe applicant must have stable and regular means without depending on social welfare.
What you’ll show with your application

Paperwork you prepare — it does not rule you out.

  • AccommodationThe applicant must have accommodation or means to secure it.
  • Health insuranceMedical insurance is required.
Also stated by the source
  • Continuity Absence Months Consecutive MaxThe five-year continuity rule generally allows no absence longer than six consecutive months.
  • Continuity Absence Months Total MaxTotal absence in the five-year period generally may not exceed ten months.
  • Eligibility summaryThe amended Law on Foreigners requires five consecutive years, stable means, accommodation, medical insurance, admissibility and Macedonian-language ability.
  • Official source basisThe amended Law on Foreigners requires five consecutive years, stable means, accommodation, medical insurance, admissibility and Macedonian-language ability.
  • Prior Continuous Residence Years MinThe general rule requires five consecutive years of qualifying residence before application.
  • Report summaryThe amended Law on Foreigners requires five consecutive years, stable means, accommodation, medical insurance, admissibility and Macedonian-language ability.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
How it works

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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to North Macedonia?
The official source states: For a foreign national or person under international protection with five years of qualifying continuous residence in North Macedonia and the required integration and self-support conditions.
02Do I need health insurance?
The official source states: Medical insurance is required.
03Do I need to show accommodation in North Macedonia?
The official source states: The applicant must have accommodation or means to secure it.

Every answer is quoted from the official refworld.org page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.

We checked 11 points against the official source; 11 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees, validity and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Legal text via official repository refworld.orgLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this North Macedonia government page.
Source evidence incomplete — confirm on the official source before acting · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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