Migration
Permanent Residency Routes
Most temporary permits lead somewhere, and permanent residency is usually the step before citizenship. It removes the renewal cycle and the dependence on one employer — but it is earned on a count of days, and that count is easier to break than people expect.
How the setup works
- Audit the residence history: which permits count toward the qualifying period and which absences interrupted it.
- Check the conditions attached — language and integration tests, continuous income, and a clean record.
- Resolve anything outstanding: tax filings, registration gaps or periods where the permit conditions were not met.
- File with the full history evidenced, year by year.
- Collect the permanent permit and, where it is the goal, map the remaining path to citizenship.
Timeline
The application itself commonly takes 3–9 months; the qualifying residence behind it is counted in years and set by each country.
General requirements
- Qualifying period of lawful residence
- Absences within the permitted limits
- Stable and sufficient income
- Language or integration test where required
- Clean criminal record
- Tax and registration obligations met
Documents needed
- Full history of permits and registrations
- Travel history and evidence of absences
- Proof of income and employment
- Tax returns and clearance certificates
- Language or integration certificates
- Accommodation documents
- Police clearance certificate
- Passport and previous passports
- Apostilles and sworn translations
Requirements, fees and timelines are indicative and change over time. We confirm the current rules for your specific project before you commit.
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Permanent Residency Routes
Tell us about your situation and we will confirm whether this is the right route — and handle it end to end.
- A reply within one working day
- The first consultation is 30 minutes
- Confidential, no obligation