SurinameLong-term residence
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For immigrants outside the Surinamese-origin category, accumulated residence leads to "Permanent Residence Other", a permit for those holding a residence permit granted for 5 years.
Permanent Residence Other; a permit for all immigrants except for the category of Surinamese Origin in the possession of a residence permit granted for 5 years;
Permanent Residence Other becomes available after being granted a residence permit for at least 5 years. For nationality, immigrants of Surinamese origin may apply after being granted a residence permit for at least 1 year and all other immigrants after at least 5 years.
*After being granted a residence permit for at least 5 years
3. The following immigrants may apply for the Surinamese nationality: • When they belong to the category of Surinamese Origin and have been granted a residence permit for at least 1 year; • All other immigrants, who have been granted a residence permit for at least 5 years.
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which types of residence count towards the qualifying period.
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the absence and continuity rules for the qualifying period.
The permit is granted for a maximum of 2 years and can be extended; holders must file an extension application at the Loketdienst no later than three months before the stay expires. An application requires a petition to the Minister of Justice and Police, a SRD 1.50 stamp, a copy of the written passport pages, proof of means of subsistence and a deposit receipt of $150 (or the SRD equivalent). Status is lost if the validity expires without an extension application, the application is refused, or the permit is withdrawn (crime, public-order disruption, national-security threat or other acts in the Immigration Act).
Residence Permit 2 years; a permit for a maximum of 2 years that can be extended;
Vreemdelingen die in het bezit zijn van een verblijfsvergunning dienen uiterlijk drie maanden voor het verstrijken van de termijn van het verblijf een verlengingsaanvraag in te dienen bij de Loketdienst.
Bij het aanvragen van een verblijfsvergunning dienen de volgende documenten te worden overgelegd: Een verzoekschrift, gericht aan de Minister van Justitie en Politie; Een plakzegel van SRD 1,50; Een kopie van de beschreven pagina’s van het paspoort; Een bewijs van middelen van bestaan (een bewijs waaruit blijkt op welke manier de vreemdeling het inkomen zal verwerven); Een stortingsbewijs van $150,- (EENHONDERD EN VIJFTIG AMERIKAANSE DOLLAR) of de tegenwaarde in SRD volgens de geldende dagkoers van de Centrale Bank van Suriname.
An immigrant no longer has a valid residence status when: • The short stay has expired; • The period of validity of the stay has expired and no application for extension has been submitted; • The application for residence in Suriname is refused by the Ministry of Justice and Police; • The residence permit is withdrawn in case the immigrant commits a crime, disrupts the public order and is a threat to the national security, or other acts as stated in the Immigration Act.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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