Permanent Residence

Sint MaartenLong-term residence

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

Permanent residence in Sint Maarten, applied for by a holder of a valid residence permit.

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Limits of the record

The source is a document checklist and does not describe the legal content of permanent residence.

https://www.sintmaartengov.org/Ministries/Departments/Documents/Approved%20requirement%20list%202025.%20FINAL.pdf
Requirement Permanent Residence
https://www.sintmaartengov.org/Ministries/Departments/Documents/Approved%20requirement%20list%202025.%20FINAL.pdf
4. Copy of valid residence permit;

What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

Five years of uninterrupted legal residence in Sint Maarten, evidenced by residence permits. The official source does not state when the qualifying period begins.

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Limits of the record

The source does not state when the five-year period begins to run.

https://www.sintmaartengov.org/Ministries/Departments/Documents/Approved%20requirement%20list%202025.%20FINAL.pdf
5. Proof of un-interrupted legal residence in Sint Maarten for 5 years (residence permit)

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which types of residence count towards the qualifying period.

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Limits of the record

Searched the Permanent Residence list and the whole capture for rules on which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all. Only item 5 ('legal residence ... (residence permit)') touches this, and it is used for R2; no counting rules are stated.

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

Under the Admission and Expulsion Ordinance, a temporary permit ends on departure from Sint Maarten (a return certificate can be issued stating until when and under what conditions the holder may return), and any permit-based admission ends after an uninterrupted stay outside Sint Maarten of more than one year, except in case of force majeure or the study/medical-treatment case. How such breaks affect the 5-year period is not stated.

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Limits of the record

The rules concern termination of admission, not expressly the counting of the 5-year period.

https://lokaleregelgeving.overheid.nl/CVDR142597
b. door vertrek uit Sint Maarten, indien het betreft een vergunning tot tijdelijk verblijf;
https://lokaleregelgeving.overheid.nl/CVDR142597
d. door een onafgebroken verblijf buiten Sint Maarten gedurende langer dan een jaar, behoudens in geval van overmacht en behoudens in het geval, bedoeld in artikel 4;
https://lokaleregelgeving.overheid.nl/CVDR141942
een verklaring waaruit blijkt tot welk tijdstip en onder welke voorwaarden betrokkene het recht heeft om in Sint Maarten terug te keren, hierna te noemen: bewijs van terugkeer;

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

Applicants must provide proof of income (job letter), payslips and bank statements for the last 2 months (the parent's income if the applicant is a minor), a valid residence permit for the parent or guardian, a certificate of good conduct not older than 6 months, and a school registration letter if the applicant is a minor. The official source does not state renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules.

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Limits of the record

The source does not state renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules for permanent residence.

https://www.sintmaartengov.org/Ministries/Departments/Documents/Approved%20requirement%20list%202025.%20FINAL.pdf
6. Proof of income (Job letter) 7. Pay slips last 2 months (if applicant is a minor proof of income parent); 8. Bank statements last 2 months (if applicant is a minor proof of income parent); 9. Valid residence permit for parent or guardian of applicant; 10. Certificate of good conduct (not older than 6 months); 11. School registration letter if applicant is a minor.

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

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Permanent Residence

What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

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