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Provisional Stay Permit Pending Elective or Atypical Residence

San MarinoSpecial cases

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

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

This is a bridging status: applicants for elective residence (Art. 16-bis) or atypical residence (Art. 16-ter, Art. 16-quater) may obtain a provisional stay permit while their registration procedure is being finalised, so they are not left without status during processing.

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  • Art. 16-quinquies
    I richiedenti la residenza elettiva o atipica ai sensi degli articoli 16-bis, 16-ter e 16- quater, hanno facoltà di ottenere un permesso di soggiorno provvisorio, della durata massima di 6 mesi, in attesa di perfezionare l’iter per la residenza anagrafica.

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

It covers applicants for three residence types: elective residence (Art. 16-bis), atypical residence subject to a preferential tax regime (Art. 16-ter) and atypical residence for pensioners (Art. 16-quater).

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  • The rule that applicants for these residences may obtain the provisional permit is in Art. 16-quinquies, first sentence, already cited by the protected r1 answer.

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

Access is activated by having applied for elective residence (Art. 16-bis) or atypical residence (Art. 16-ter, Art. 16-quater) while the registration procedure is being finalised.

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  • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.
  • Art. 16-quinquies
    I richiedenti la residenza elettiva o atipica ai sensi degli articoli 16-bis, 16-ter e 16- quater, hanno facoltà di ottenere un permesso di soggiorno provvisorio, della durata massima di 6 mesi, in attesa di perfezionare l’iter per la residenza anagrafica.

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

The application is lodged with the Foreign Affairs Department, which promptly forwards the documentation to the Gendarmeria – Foreigners Office, the office competent to issue the provisional stay permit.

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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 provisional stay permit held while the elective or atypical residence registration procedure is being finalised. The official source does not state the rights attached, whether family members can be included or what happens if the residence application ends.

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  • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.
  • Art. 16-quinquies
    I richiedenti la residenza elettiva o atipica ai sensi degli articoli 16-bis, 16-ter e 16- quater, hanno facoltà di ottenere un permesso di soggiorno provvisorio, della durata massima di 6 mesi, in attesa di perfezionare l’iter per la residenza anagrafica.

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

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