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Special Temporary Residence for Child or Long-Established Person

Cape VerdeStay, Settle or Change Status

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

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

The route covers a minor born in Cabo Verde whose parent or parents hold a residence authorisation.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured official page does not establish every route-specific condition; independent review remains pending.
  • Special residence, item 1
    1. menores, filhos de estrangeiros titulares de autorização de residência, nascidos em território cabo-verdiano, devendo o pedido ser formulado no prazo de seis meses após o nascimento;

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm a qualifying residence period or when it begins.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured official page does not establish every route-specific condition; independent review remains pending.
  • Special residence, item 1
    1. menores, filhos de estrangeiros titulares de autorização de residência, nascidos em território cabo-verdiano, devendo o pedido ser formulado no prazo de seis meses após o nascimento;

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 fully, partially or not at all.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured official page does not establish every route-specific condition; independent review remains pending.
  • Special residence, item 1
    1. menores, filhos de estrangeiros titulares de autorização de residência, nascidos em território cabo-verdiano, devendo o pedido ser formulado no prazo de seis meses após o nascimento;

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 or continuity rules that affect accumulation of a qualifying residence period.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured official page does not establish every route-specific condition; independent review remains pending.
  • Special residence, item 1
    1. menores, filhos de estrangeiros titulares de autorização de residência, nascidos em território cabo-verdiano, devendo o pedido ser formulado no prazo de seis meses após o nascimento;

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

The route is listed as special temporary residence. The key conditions are birth in Cabo Verde, minority and a parent who holds residence authorisation; the application must be made within six months after birth. The official source does not state its duration, renewal or longer-term progression.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • The captured official page does not establish every route-specific condition; independent review remains pending.
  • Special residence, item 1
    1. menores, filhos de estrangeiros titulares de autorização de residência, nascidos em território cabo-verdiano, devendo o pedido ser formulado no prazo de seis meses após o nascimento;

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

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