Residence permit for long-term EU residents in other EU countries
Countries with a residence permit for long-term EU residents
| Country | Description |
|---|---|
| Belgium | EG – langdurig ingezetene / Résident de longue durée – CE / Daueraufenthalt – EG |
| Bulgaria | дългосрочно пребиваващо в EC (in Latijnschrift: D-lgosrotsjno prebivavasjto v EC) previously: дългосрочно пребиваващо лице (in Latijnschrift: D-lgosrotsjno prebivavasjto litse) |
| Cyprus | Long-term resident – EC |
| Germany | Daueraufenthalt – EG |
| Estonia | Pikaajaline elanik - EU Previously: EÜ – pikaajalise elaniku |
| Finland | P EY 2003/109 EY of P EG 2003/109 EG Previously: Pitkään oleskelleen kolmannen maan kansalaisen EY-oleskelulupa |
| France | Carte de résident de longue durée - Communauté Européene Previously: Carte de résident de longue durée - CE |
| Greece | επί µακρόν διαµένων – ΕΚ (in Latijnschrift: Etti makron diamenoon - EK) |
| Hungary | Huzamos tartózkodási engedéllyel rendelkező – EK |
| Italy | Soggiornante di lungo periodo – UE |
| Croatia | Osoba s dugotrajnim boravištem – EZ |
| Latvia | Pastāvīgī dzīvojosa persona - ES Previously: Pastāvīgais iedzīvotājs – EK |
| Lithuania | Ilgalaikis gyventojas – EB |
| Luxembourg | Résident de longue durée – UE Previously: Résident de longue durée – CE |
| Malta | Residenti għat-tul – KE |
| Netherlands | EU – langdurig ingezetene |
| Austria | Daueraufenthalt – EG |
| Poland | Pobyt rezydenta długoterminowego – UE Previously: Rezydent długoterminowy – WE |
| Portugal | Residente CE de longa duração |
| Romania | Permis de şedere pe termen lung – UE, or Rezidenţi pe termen lung - CE |
| Slovenia | Rezident za daljši čas – ES |
| Slovakia | Osoba s dlhodobým pobytom – ES |
| Spain | Residencia de larga duración – UE Previously: Residente de larga duración – UE (or CE) |
| Czech Republic | Povolení k pobytu pro dlouhodobě pobývajícího rezidenta – ES, or Trvalý pobyt / Permanent residence 69 rezident – ES |
| Sweden | Varaktigt bosatt inom EG |
My country is not on the list
Do you live in a country that is not on the list? Then you cannot have the status of a long-term EU resident there.
My residence document has a different description
If the description on your residence permit is different, contact the government organisation that issued your residence permit. Ask how you can get the status of a long-term EU resident in your country.
My residence document has a different abbreviation
The abbreviation on your document may be different from the abbreviation in the table. For example it could be UE instead of CE or vice versa. Well-known examples are Spain and Germany:
- Spain: until 2012: Residente de larga duración – CE. From 2012: Residente de larga duración – UE.
- Germany: Daueraufenthalt EG and Daueraufenthalt EU.
Other countries also use the abbreviations for European Community and European Union interchangeably. Both abbreviations are correct.
Specimen documents long-term EU resident
Do you wish to know what an EU long-term residency permit looks like? You can view specimens in the link below. Newer versions may differ from the specimens.