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Residence Permit - Temporary Employment Holder after Five Years

ZimbabweLong-term residence

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

The status is a residence permit, which the Chief Immigration Officer may issue to a person who holds a temporary employment permit and meets the continuous residence condition.

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

The route requires residence in Zimbabwe for a continuous period of not less than five years. The official source does not state when the period begins.

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  • When the five-year period begins is not stated.

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 or a temporary visit. The official source does not state whether time on particular permits counts fully or partially.

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  • Whether time on specific permits counts fully or partially is not stated.

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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  • Searched ss.16-18 and 22-23: s.16(1)(d) requires the five years to be continuous (cited in R2) but no rule defines what absences break continuity for a temporary employment permit holder.

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

The holder may apply within six months before the temporary employment permit expires if, on that expiry date, they will have five years' continuous residence. A temporary employment permit holder may be issued a residence permit while in Zimbabwe without the Minister's consent. The application goes to the Chief Immigration Officer on form I.F. 5, and the residence permit may be for an indefinite or a definite period specified in it. The official source does not state retention or loss rules for the resulting permit.

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  • Retention and loss rules for the resulting permit (s.18, s.20) are not covered by these citations.

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

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