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Brexit residence card — legacy permanent permit holder

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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

The right applies to British citizens and their family members who held a permanent residence permit or settlement permit in Norway at the end of 31 December 2020.

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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.

What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

They had to order a residence card by 31 December 2021 (Immigration Act § 64a); the deadline is waived where there are reasonable grounds for missing it. No fee is charged when ordering the first residence card.

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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?

This route covers British citizens and their family members who held a permanent residence permit or settlement permit in Norway at the end of 31 December 2020. The permanent residence permit of a person covered by § 19-35 second paragraph lapses if the person stays outside Norway for more than five consecutive years.

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Limits of the record
  • When the rights originally arose (pre-2021 permanent/settlement permit) is not restated.

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

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