International Protection Act 2015
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Permission to reside in State | ||
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54. (1) A qualified person shall be given a permission to reside in the State for a specified period of not less than 3 years. | ||
(2) A family member shall be given a permission to reside in the State for a specified period of not less than 1 year and, in case of renewal, of not less than 2 years. | ||
(3) A permission given under subsection (1) or (2) — | ||
(a) shall be renewable unless compelling reasons of national security or public order (“ ordre public”) otherwise require, and | ||
(b) shall cease to be valid where the person to whom it was given ceases to be a qualified person or a family member, as the case may be. | ||
(4) In this section and section 55 , “family member” means a person in relation to whom— | ||
(a) a permission to enter and to reside in the State given under section 56 is in force, or | ||
(b) a permission to reside in the State given under section 57 is in force. |