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Definition(s)

Any authorisation issued by the authorities of an EU Member State allowing a third-country national to stay legally on its territory.

Source(s)

Derived by EMN from Regulation (EU) No 265/2010 (Long Stay Visa Regulation)

Translations

  • BG: разрешение за пребиваване
  • CS: povolení k pobytu
  • DE: Aufenthaltstitel (EU acquis); Aufenthaltserlaubnis / Niederlassungserlaubnis (DE)
  • EL: άδεια διαμονής (EL); άδεια παραμονής (CY)
  • EN: residence permit
  • ES: permiso de residencia
  • ET: elamisluba
  • FI: oleskelulupa
  • FR: permis de séjour (EU acquis) / autorisation de séjour / titre de séjour
  • GA: cead cónaithe
  • HR: dozvola boravka
  • HU: tartózkodási engedély
  • IT: permesso di soggiorno
  • LT: leidimas gyventi
  • LV: uzturēšanās atļauja
  • MT: Permess ta’ residenza
  • NL: verblijfsvergunning
  • PL: zezwolenie na pobyt
  • PT: autorização de residência
  • RO: permis de şedere
  • SK: povolenie na pobyt
  • SL: dovoljenje za prebivanje
  • SV: uppehållstillstånd
  • NO: oppholdstillatelse (b); opphaldsløyve (n)
  • KA: ბინადრობის ნებართვა
  • UK: посвідка на проживання
  • HY: կացության թույլտվություն

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Note(s)

Residence permits include all:

  • residence permits issued by EU Member States in accordance with the uniform format of Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 and
  • residence cards issued in accordance with Directive 2004/38/EC, as well as
  • other documents issued by an EU Member State to third-country nationals which entitle them to reside in its territory and which have been the subject of a notification and subsequent publication pursuant to Art. 39 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 with the exception of:
    • (i) temporary permits; and
    • (ii) visas issued by EU Member States.