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

For a visit of up to 90 days, the entry phase applies without a visa through an official entry point. The Protocol does not make this entry route a residence or employment permission.

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  • ECOWAS Protocol A/P.1/5/79, Art. 3(2)
    A citizen of the Community visiting any Member State for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days shall enter the territory of that Member State through the official entry point free of visa requirements. Such citizen shall, however, be required to obtain permission for an extension of stay from the appropriate authority if after such entry that citizen has cause to stay for more than ninety (90) days.

What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

The traveller must possess a valid travel document and an international health certificate. A valid travel document includes a passport or another identity document issued by or on behalf of the citizen’s Member State.

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  • ECOWAS Protocol A/P.1/5/79, Art. 3(1)
    Any citizen of the Community who wishes to enter the territory of any other Member State shall be required to possess valid travel document and international health certificate.
  • ECOWAS Protocol A/P.1/5/79, Art. 1 (definition of "a valid travel document")
    "A valid travel document" means a passport or any other valid travel document establishing the identity of the holder with his photograph, issued by or on behalf of the Member State of which he is a citizen and on which endorsement by immigration and emigration authorities may be made.

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 Protocol A/P.1/5/79 (d7230fc4d4c4d07d.txt) for family members accompanying or joining: the only mention is the guarantee of the family's security in case of expulsion (Art. 11(3)); no family entry or rights rule.

When do permanent/long-term rights arise and what continuity, absence or retention conditions matter?

Under the entry protocol, the rights of entry, residence and establishment are achieved in three phases: Phase I entry and abolition of visas, Phase II residence, Phase III establishment; residence and establishment are separate later phases. The Protocol does not prejudice Community citizens already residing or established in a Member State provided they comply with its laws, in particular its immigration laws. The official source does not state a permanent-residence status, qualifying period or absence rule.

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Limits of the record
  • No permanent-residence status, qualifying period or absence rule is stated in the entry protocol.
  • https://old.comm.ecowas.int/sec/index.php?id=ap010579&lang=en
    The right of entry, residence and establishment which shall be established in the course of a transitional period shall be accomplished in three phases, namely: Phase I – Right of Entry and Abolition of Visa Phase II – Right of Residence Phase III – Right of Establishment
  • https://old.comm.ecowas.int/sec/index.php?id=ap010579&lang=en
    The provisions of this Protocol shall not operate to the prejudice of citizens of the Community who are already in residence and establishment in a Member State provided they comply with the laws in general and in particular the immigration laws of that Member State.

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

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