01What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?
The status is a residence permit issued for an indefinite period; a residence permit may otherwise be issued for a definite period specified in it.
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What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?
The qualifying period is at least five years. The five years may be reached on the expiry date of the current permit if the application is made within six months before that expiry.
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Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?
Residence means being lawfully within Zimbabwe other than for direct transit through Zimbabwe or a temporary visit. The official source does not state whether time on particular permits counts fully or partially towards the five years.
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Limits of the record- The regulations do not say whether time on particular permits counts fully or partially toward the five years.
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- Not established: the correction failed a second independent check (NAO_SUSTENTA: The consequence 'a residence permit ceases to be valid' (s.18(1) head) is in no citation; the sole citation is paragraph (c) alone, which states conditions without saying what follows.)
What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?
Applicants apply to the Chief Immigration Officer on form I.F. 5 and must show good character and that they are not a prohibited person. The five years may be reached on the expiry date of the current permit if the application is made within six months before that expiry. The permit is subject to conditions fixed by the Chief Immigration Officer and specified in it. The official source does not state a validity period for the permit document.
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Limits of the record- No validity period for the permit document and no loss rule other than those in s.18 (see R4) is stated.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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