Residence permit for long-term EU residents in other EU countries

Last update: 10 June 2025

See which countries have the residence permit for long-term EU residents and what their definition is of long-term EU resident.

Countries with a residence permit for long-term EU residents

CountryDescription
BelgiumEG – langdurig ingezetene / Résident de longue durée – CE / Daueraufenthalt – EG
Bulgariaдългосрочно пребиваващо в EC (in Latijnschrift: D-lgosrotsjno prebivavasjto v EC) previously: дългосрочно пребиваващо лице (in Latijnschrift: D-lgosrotsjno prebivavasjto litse)
CyprusLong-term resident – EC
GermanyDaueraufenthalt – EG
EstoniaPikaajaline elanik - EU
Previously: EÜ – pikaajalise elaniku
FinlandP EY 2003/109 EY of P EG 2003/109 EG
Previously: Pitkään oleskelleen kolmannen maan kansalaisen EY-oleskelulupa
FranceCarte de résident de longue durée - Communauté Européene 
Previously: Carte de résident de longue durée - CE
Greeceεπί µακρόν διαµένων – ΕΚ (in Latijnschrift: Etti makron diamenoon - EK)
HungaryHuzamos tartózkodási engedéllyel rendelkező – EK
ItalySoggiornante di lungo periodo – UE
CroatiaOsoba s dugotrajnim boravištem – EZ
LatviaPastāvīgī dzīvojosa persona - ES
Previously: Pastāvīgais iedzīvotājs – EK
Lithuania Ilgalaikis gyventojas – EB
LuxembourgRésident de longue durée – UE
Previously: Résident de longue durée – CE
MaltaResidenti għat-tul – KE
NetherlandsEU – langdurig ingezetene
AustriaDaueraufenthalt – EG
PolandPobyt rezydenta długoterminowego – UE
Previously: Rezydent długoterminowy – WE
PortugalResidente CE de longa duração
RomaniaPermis de şedere pe termen lung – UE, or
Rezidenţi pe termen lung - CE
SloveniaRezident za daljši čas – ES
SlovakiaOsoba s dlhodobým pobytom – ES
SpainResidencia de larga duración – UE
Previously: Residente de larga duración – UE (or CE)
Czech RepublicPovolení k pobytu pro dlouhodobě pobývajícího rezidenta – ES,  or
Trvalý pobyt / Permanent residence 69 rezident – ES
SwedenVaraktigt 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.