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KHO:1997:122 AI generated

Continuous residence requirement for permanent residence permit met despite foreign assignment period.

Case Number KHO:1997:122
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Supreme Administrative Court allowed the foreign national's application for a permanent residence permit. The applicant had held temporary permits continuously from 1991 to 1996 while working abroad on a Finnish employer's behalf. The court determined that the foreign assignment did not interrupt the continuous residence required under the Aliens Act.

Legislator headnote

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Ulkomaalaislaki 16 § 5 momentti; The period of continuous residence required for a permanent residence permit is not interrupted by a temporary assignment abroad for a Finnish employer.

Keywords

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continuous residence requirement permanent residence permit foreign assignment abroad Aliens Act section 16 residence interruption rules

Cited Legislation

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Ulkomaalaislaki 16 § 5 momentti
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kho-precedent_1997_52
Foreign resident's permanent residence permit application dismissed due to lack of permanent stay in home country.
insurance_2001_2990-2000
Court dismissed claim that intermittent foreign work breaks continuous residence for social security purposes.
kho-precedent_1997_123
Foreign woman's continuous residence interrupted by husband's business trip; continuous residence requirement not met for permanent residence permit.
kho-precedent_2011_64
Supreme Administrative Court allows EU citizen's claim to permanent residence without registration and refunds fee.
admin_1999_helsinki__5048
Foreign national with Finnish residence lost citizenship due to temporary stay abroad not breaking continuity.

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Ulkomaalaiselle oli myönnetty määräaikaisia oleskelulupia yhtäjaksoisesti ajaksi 15.2.1991-27.11.1996. Ajan 30.9.1994-30.9.1996 hän oli työskennellyt ulkomaankomennuksella suomalaisen työnantajansa Englannissa omistamilla tehtailla. Oleskelulupa Suomessa oli ollut koko ajan voimassa. Ulkomaalaisen palattua Suomeen ja 6.10.1996 haettua pysyvää oleskelulupaa hänen katsottiin oleskelleen Suomessa ulkomaalaislain 16 §:n 5 momentissa tarkoitetulla tavalla yhtäjaksoisesti kahden vuoden ajan ulkomaankomennuksen estämättä.