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N1 - International NGO Founding Member

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

N1 is a sub-class of the Class N temporary residence permit (non-governmental organisations) under Rwanda's Ministerial Order N°06/01 of 29/05/2019 on immigration and emigration; it exists to let a foreigner who is a founding member of an international NGO reside in Rwanda.

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

Foreign nationals who are founding members of an international non-governmental organisation.

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

Access is activated by being a founding member of an international NGO that holds a registration certificate from the Rwanda Governance Board (RGB); a copy of that certificate is required with the application.

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  • That RGB registration must exist before the application is inferred from the checklist item, not stated as a rule.

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

Before the permit is granted the organisation must issue a recommendation letter, and the applicant must provide certified academic certificates, an original police clearance and a detailed CV.

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  • No separate nomination or certification by another authority is stated; the sequence of steps is not described.

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 result is a temporary residence permit valid for two years, renewable, with renewal requiring (among other documents) a recommendation letter from the organisation. A temporary residence permit allows the holder to reside with his or her family for a specified period, and dependants of a temporary resident permit holder can receive an M2 permit with the same validity. What happens if the founding-member status ends is not stated.

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Limits of the record
  • The consequence of ceasing to be a founding member (or the NGO losing registration) is not stated.
  • Family rights come from general Order provisions (Article 18, Class M2), not from an N1-specific rule.

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

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