Article 9 of Chapter II, point 1(c) states thus: 1. Long-term residents shall no longer be entitled to maintain long-term resident status in the following cases: (c) in the event of absence from the territory of the Community for a period of 12 consecutive months.
What if the alien needs to work on a time specific project, say, for 13 months in Ireland (which has not ratified the Directive but is a EU country)? Obviously, the aliens travels & resides in Ireland a separate work/residence permit but at the end of the period, is the EC Long Term status still valid?
Another issue with regard to the Finnish Permanent Resident Permit vis-à-vis the EC Long-Term Resident permits – I had posted earlier that the authorities intend to cancel the [earlier held] Finnish PR permit [sticker] when the alien is granted a EC long-term resident status and replace it with the permit [sticker] as guided by the directive.
Now, what if the applicant has to move to a non-EU country for a period of thirteen months for a work-related project? Based on Article 9 of the EU Directive, the immigrant’s Long-Term status is lost. However, according to the Alien’s Act, his Finnish permanent resident status is still valid. Now the practical question: How can the alien return to Finland without a valid permit [sticker in his passport]? Even with a valid permit [sticker] it is not the easiest adventure!
PS: My apologies as in the earlier post, but I believe somebody somewhere might appreciate knowing these details!
