Long-Term Resident Third-Country Nationals Directive
Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE concerning the status of third country nationals who are long term residents
- Stage
- In force, reached 23 Jan 2004
- In force
- In force since 23 Jan 2004 · CELEX 32003L0109
- Transposition deadline
- 23 Jan 2006
- Procedure
- Directive · Consultation procedure
- Last activity
- 23 Jan 2004
Documents
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- Text adopted · OJ L 016 23.01.2004, p. 0044-0053Commission · 23 Jan 2004
- Text adopted · Directive 2003/0109Commission · 25 Nov 2003
- OJ C 036 08.02.2002, p. 0059Commission · 8 Feb 2002
- OJ C 019 22.01.2002, p. 0018Commission · 22 Jan 2002
- Report · A5-0436/2001Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2019)0161Commission
- Text adopted · T5-0030/2002Parliament
Summary
GeneratedDirective 2003/109/EC, as amended, governs long-term resident status for third-country nationals legally residing in a Member State. Member States must grant the status after five years of legal and continuous residence. Transposition of the amended rules on international protection beneficiaries was due by 12 June 2026.
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