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Extraordinary Ordinary Stay Permit after More Than Fifteen Years of Residence

San MarinoLong-term residence

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

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

This is an extraordinary, discretionary route to the ordinary stay permit itself (not to full residence): the Permanent Parliamentary Commission for Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Immigration may grant it for special and extraordinary cases not otherwise covered by the law.

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  • Art. 19-bis(1)
    La Commissione Consiliare Permanente Affari Esteri, Emigrazione e Immigrazione, previa istanza motivata e documentata dell’interessato, fatti salvi i riferimenti della Gendarmeria – Ufficio Stranieri e degli Uffici ritenuti competenti, può valutare di concedere, per particolari e straordinari casi non contemplati dalla legge, il permesso di soggiorno ordinario

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

The qualifying period is time actually dwelt in the territory totalling more than fifteen years, considered cumulatively rather than necessarily continuously. The official source does not state when the period begins.

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Limits of the record
  • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.
  • Art. 19-bis(1)
    il permesso di soggiorno ordinario per coloro che abbiano dimorato complessivamente per un periodo superiore a quindici anni.

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

Qualifying residence is time actually dwelt ('dimorato') in the territory, totalling more than fifteen years, considered cumulatively rather than necessarily continuously; the official text does not further break down which types of stay count.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured text does not itemise which residence types count fully, partially or not at all toward the cumulative 15-year period.
  • Art. 19-bis(1)
    il permesso di soggiorno ordinario per coloro che abbiano dimorato complessivamente per un periodo superiore a quindici anni.

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

The more than fifteen years of dwelling are considered cumulatively rather than necessarily continuously; the official source does not state any maximum-absence rule.

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Limits of the record
  • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.
  • Art. 19-bis(1)
    il permesso di soggiorno ordinario per coloro che abbiano dimorato complessivamente per un periodo superiore a quindici anni.

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

The Permanent Parliamentary Commission for Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Immigration decides on these applications by a two-thirds majority of its members. The official source does not state renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules for the ordinary stay permit obtained on this ground.

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Limits of the record
  • Art. 19-bis does not state renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules for the ordinary stay permit obtained on this ground.

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

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