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VP1 - EAC Citizen Visitor's Pass

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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 VP-1 Visitor's Pass is issued to a citizen of an East African Community (EAC) Partner State.

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

VP-1 is a visitor's pass for EAC member-state citizens: work is not permitted under it and change of status is not allowed.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not describe any worker, self-employed, student or other residence basis available to EAC citizens beyond this visitor pass.

What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

Entry is through a border post, complying with border-post formalities; the VP-1 is issued to an EAC Partner State citizen upon arrival and is valid for six months, renewable. No separate residence registration or residence document is stated for the pass.

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Limits of the record
  • Silence on residence registration is not an explicit exemption; longer stays would require another status.

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.

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Limits of the record
  • Searched the VP-1 panel of the DGIE visitors-visa page (both captures): no dependants/family provision; the "Dependents: Not allowed" lines belong to other panels (VC, V4, V6, V8-V12).

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.

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Limits of the record
  • Searched the VP-1 panel: it gives fee and validity (up to six months) only; nothing on permanent/long-term rights, 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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