Questions tagged [residency]
Questions about acquiring or maintaining the right to temporarily or permanently live in a foreign country.
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Spanish residency/nationality - stringent checks on time spent in the country?
Asking for a friend who:
is British, born, raised & living in UK, with UK passport;
has a Spanish father;
did not obtain Spanish nationality (before the age-limit of 18/20);
is now ...
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Could my dad still have Dutch nationality
My dad and grandparents were all born in Amsterdam but in 1962 his parents immigrated to Rhodesia where they obtain Rhodesian nationality.
Would he be able to regain his Dutch nationality now even if ...
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Question about Permanent residence permit in Germany “niederlassungserlaubnis”
I have just received the "niederlassungserlaubnis". But with very strange conditions.
I have passed 3 years working with blue card in Germany with A2 language certificate.
The problem is I have ...
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US Naturalization continuous residency requirement for an absence that is exactly 181 days and not more than 181 days?
I am a UK Citizen, though I have held a Green Card and been a permanent resident of the US since 2013, current Green Card expires 2023.
I am currently looking at applying for citizenship through form ...
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EU permanent residence application
I had lived in Germany continuously for 6 years, then moved to the Netherlands and been living here continuously for 2 years now. I would like to apply for the EU permanent residence. I have a ...
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Português residence
Hi I'm from Algeria but I'm living in Portugal and I residance permit card of 1 year.
May I change it to the island one?
And which kind of documents that I need?
Thank you
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Is it legal for a German citizen not to deregister (abmelden) when living abroad?
If a German citizen lives abroad, would it be illegal for him to keep his German registration (Anmeldung) with local authorities?
Some of my friends have never deregistered from their parents' house ...
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Can I register national insurance number without an address nor using a business one?
I am an EU national and have an EU-registerd company. I will be coming to the UK to do some long-term contracts. Problem is I will not be staying in one place for long, so I will have no long-term ...
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Are there any difference in between “Resident Permit” and “Residency”? [closed]
First of all from a linguistic view: "permit" means having right to do something and residency means current place of your stay.
Generally, when we are relocating to another country (Lets say ...
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Changing employment and country with Finnish Blue Card
I am holding EU Blue card from Finland for more than 18 months. I got a job offer from Germany and I satisfy the requirements of Blue Card from Germany. As a specific condition my future company wants ...
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How can I obtain a Blue Card in Spain?
I'm living and working in Spain with the Work permit and my visa is multiple (Type-D).
I want to have a Blue Card as well.
I've searched a lot but couldn't find the process on the internet.
I want to ...
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Establishing legal residency in the Netherlands pre Brexit: can one register with the Municipality BRP without a lease?
My family and I are UK citizens and I am very likely to be moving to the Netherlands for my work, though unfortunately that is almost certainly going to happen on the wrong side of 31 October. Thus we ...
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Ex-EEA family member biometric card holder after Brexit
After a divorce with an EU national , Ive applied to retain my rights for residence and been granted a 5 year valid Biometric Residence card by UK Home office.
The card I was sent is a residence card ...
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can you travel out of the EU while waiting for Spanish residency past 90 days?
I'm a US citizen living in Spain with my EU husband and am waiting for Spanish residency and it's taking longer then my allowed 90 day stay. I was told to stay in the country while I wait. However, ...
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What's the best way for me to get unrestricted access to Brazil?
I want to live in Brazil, permanently. I know about how to get investment visas or marriage visas and that kind of thing. But I was thinking maybe there was a cheaper or easier option. For example ...
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Is it possible to live both in Sweden and the UK?
I would like to know if it is possible to live both in Sweden and the Uk at the same time. I am a European citizen, and have permanent resident in the UK. I also have the Swedish Personal Number (...
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Canadian permanent residency application - do I need to stay in the country during application processing?
I am an American citizen living in Québec for the past 3.5 years. The first 6 months were under a student visa, and the last 3 years have been under two separate work visas (under NAFTA). I have ...
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Can I get job & residence permit in another EU country if my status is as per Portugal's law - article 88 para 2
My Portugal employer wants my entry to Portugal through a Schengen - Business visa, then applying for a residence permit from Portugal in accordance to article 88 para 2, RESIDENCE PERMIT FOR EMPLOYED ...
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Waiting time for UK Residence card, Non EU, EAA family member
My husband is working in the UK. Both he and our children have EU passports, even though we've been married for 18 years, we've never lived longer than 5 years in a EU country. I therefore am in the ...
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Germany my residency card has expired
My wife is German, and I'm American. We have been living in Germany for a few years now, and my residency card has expired. We have been afraid to try to renew it because we noticed it was expired ...
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Should I get an Italian driving license / type of visa?
I am a British citizen and am UK Tax resident. I have had a holiday home in Italy for 16 years (spend approximately 120 days a year there). I have an Italian registered car which is taxed etc. in ...
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Is it easier to obtain Spanish residency and work permit if my parents are Spanish residents?
I'm a Russian citizen. My parents have Spanish residency via "Golden Visa", which you get i.e. for investment in real estate. Many countries offer less strict requirements and faster proceeding for ...
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Can a non-German become a police officer in Berlin?
I saw a previous question here about how it's possible for a non-citizen to become an officer in a few different German states, and Berlin mentions:
"Nur Deutsche im Sinne des Artikel 116 des ...
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An Upcoming Situation
At the moment I have a German Blue Card after finishing my Msc in Germany, valid till the expiry date of my Passport (05.2021), the problem is that after the expiry of my passport I will not be able ...
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I am a Swiss national and want to move to Italy with my Indian husband. What is the process for him acquiring residency?
We both live in India at the moment and wedding was in India as well. We want him to come on a tourist visa, not a family reunion visa as that takes a long time. Does it matter from which country the ...
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Drive in the UK on Indian licence
I moved to UK exactly 12 months ago for work reasons on a Tier 2 General visa and the government website tells me that I can drive for 12 months since I became a resident.
How is the resident part ...
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Get Permanent Residence now, or wait until March 2019?
I'm in kind of dilemma right now and confused.
So beginning of this November, 2018, I just completed my 5 years residency in the UK but my non-EEA family RC will expire in April 23rd. I'm married to ...
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Can you work as a stateless person in Scotland? [duplicate]
I can't seem to get a straight answer on this. Can you work if you are a stateless person and file for residency? They give you identification paperwork, so I don't see why not. But.......
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Tax as an Italian resident
I am a US citizen in Italy and just submitted my documents for dual citizenship. I have residency in the Comune where I am applying. I will now be returning to the US. I was told I need to keep the ...
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Will failure to deregister from Germany cause problems registering 11 years later?
I am a Dutch citizen and I was living in Germany for 6 months 2007–2008 for the purpose of studying. I'm quite sure that I registered as living there at the time, for I had a bank account and I voted ...
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Can I apply for “Deutsche Passersatzpapiere für Ausländer” if it is too complicated to renew my passport at my Embassy?
Is it possible to apply for a German passport substitution or a German travel document for foreigners as my embassy is making it more and more complicated to renew my passport and I will have to wait ...
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Non-EU citizen with EU Blue Card working outside EU but with address in Germany
I am in a weird situation here and need your advice. I am an EU Blue Card holder and I currently work for a company in Germany. I would like to go back to my home country but remain working remotely ...
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What other documents other than Passport are considered an ID when applying for renewing the residency in Germany?
Is Passport the only acceptable form of ID that I can use to renew my residency in Germany, or there other alternatives that can be presented as an ID?
And what if I have to renew my residency but my ...
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Is there a possibility to bring a widowed old parent to Germany if “hardship” is proven?
My mother is in Sri Lanka, and is widowed and old. She is financially and emotionally dependent on me. I am working in Germany on a 3 year blue card. If I prove my mother's hardship, is there a way to ...
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Spouse visa for non-Eu spouse of non-Eu Citizen on study visa in Italy
I am a non-Eu on study visa in Italy but will change it to work visa very shortly, and recently I got married to a non-Eu. Can I apply for accompanying spouse visa (or any other if possible) with my ...
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What does it mean to be resident? [closed]
I am aware that for tax purposes, most countries use various criteria for classifying individuals as residents. These are generally a combination of physical presence and other ties.
What does "being ...
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Moving to Germany to take up two jobs, but will need two homes. I've heard the costs for the second home may be tax-deductible. Under what conditions?
Consider the situation in Can I register a Nebenwohnung before I have a Hauptwohnung?:
Suppose that married persons X and Y are moving to Germany. They will share a Hauptwohnung (primary residence) ...
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Can I register a Nebenwohnung before I have a Hauptwohnung?
Suppose that married persons X and Y are moving to Germany. They will share a Hauptwohnung (primary residence) in city A, but X will additionally occupy a Nebenwohnung (secondary residence) in city B ...
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Dom Nondom Status
When I first arrived in the UK in 2000, I was told about having a Dom-Nondom resident status.
I have a friend who is moving to the UK for work.
Does the UK still do this?
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Validity and Use of Carte de Sejour
My husband and I have already received our Carte du Sejour (Passeport Talent) here in France which will expire on 2021. My employment contract with my French employer was not renewed so we're now ...
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How long you can stay out of France while you have 10 year permanent resident card?
I am out of France for consecutive 6 months, wanted to know how long I can stay before I lose my permanent resident status. I still need few months to finish my matters abroad before I can return. ...
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Recognition of same Sex civil partnership In Czech Republic for non EU and EU spouses
Dears, I wanted to check something with you.
Curently I live in Czech Republic.
I am a citizen of Poland and in a relationship with a Brazilian same sex partner. We plan to get married in oncoming ...
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When is an E-3 visa holder considered a resident?
In California, residents have to obtain a driver's permit within 10 days of becoming a resident. For an E-3 visa holder, does this 10 days begin when the plane lands, the day that they begin working, ...
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Got a green card, stayed 6 months, paperwork says she can come back but can she?
My mother-in-law visited me and my wife last year by obtaining her green card. She also got her social security number. She came to the USA in June 2017 and left back to her home country, Iraq, ...
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Pros and cons of working in Singapore as a US Green Card holder vs US citizen
I am a Malaysian currently living and working in the US with a green card issued in 2016. I am thinking of relocating to Singapore and finding a job there. What are the pros and cons being a US green ...
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Ancestry rights to the UK through great-grandparents
I would like to know if I can apply for ancestry to the UK with two of my great-grandparents being born there. Their daughter, my grandmother, was born in South Africa, but both her parents were born ...
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German residency: Unable to apply because file is still at old city and current residency is running out
I'm a non-European and I recently finished my master's degree in Germany and started a job. I needed to relocate to a different city for the job and I did.
I currently have a Fiktionsbescheinigung ...
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How can I retain German permanent residence if I need to leave the country?
I am a permanent resident of Germany with Indian citizenship. I have some problems in India and I have to go back to India. If I stay away longer than 6 months, my German status will be cancelled.
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How is the interview process for Niederlassungserlaubnis (settlement permit) in Germany?
If you are a Blue Card Holder and you have worked in Germany for 21 months, you can apply for permanent residency if you have a B1 level in the German Language. In my case, I have taken the courses ...
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State residency after green card
I have been living in Illinois since 2012 on my F1 visa. From 2013 to present I have not left the country (I still lived in Illinois). I got married 2 years ago, and my spouse ( U.S. citizen and ...
