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EU-wide permanent residence status (§9a Residence Act) after five years of legal residence. Unlike the national settlement permit, it carries the right to move to and settle in other EU member states.
Non-EU nationals with five years of continuous legal residence who want EU portability.
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You generally need to have lived lawfully in an EU member state for an uninterrupted period of five years before you can be granted EU Long-Term Residence status.
Yes. Family members such as spouses and children who already hold residence titles in the first member state can accompany a long-term resident to Germany for family reunification.
EU Long-Term Residence is a permanent residence status, not citizenship; naturalisation is a separate process with its own residence, language and integration requirements.
The status can expire if you stay outside the EU territory for too long; under the rules referenced by the authorities it lapses after six consecutive years of residence outside Germany.
Both are permanent residence titles, but EU Long-Term Residence is recognised across the EU and lets you move more easily to other member states, while the German settlement permit (Niederlassungserlaubnis) is a national-only status.
Yes. The status lets you settle in almost all other EU member states (except Ireland and Denmark) under less strict conditions, and entitles you to work, study or train there.
It's EU-wide permanent residence status after five years of legal residence. Unlike the national settlement permit, it carries the right to move to and settle in other EU member states.
