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Permanent Residence after Five Years of Residence Permits

SurinameLong-term residence

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

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

Accumulated residence leads to "Permanent Residence Other", a permit for all immigrants other than the Surinamese-origin category who hold a residence permit granted for 5 years.

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

The status is available after being granted a residence permit for at least 5 years.

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Limits of the record
  • The guide does not state when the 5-year period begins to run (first grant date, application date or otherwise).

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
  • Guide only refers to holding a residence permit; no rule on which kinds of residence (short stay, asylum permit, declaration of residency) count fully, partially or not at all.

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the absence and continuity rules for the qualifying period.

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Limits of the record
  • No absence or continuity rule for accumulating the 5 years in guide, Verblijfsvergunningen or other captures.

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

Residence and settlement applications fall under the Ministry of Justice and Police and are handled by its Aliens Affairs Department (Hoofdafdeling Vreemdelingenzaken). Residence status is lost when, among other things, the validity has expired without an extension application, the application is refused, or the residence permit is withdrawn because the immigrant commits a crime, disrupts public order, is a threat to national security or other acts in the Immigration Act.

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Limits of the record
  • No renewal, document-validity or retention rule specific to Permanent Residence Other is stated.
  • Other substantive conditions (means, documents) for this permit are not stated separately.

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

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