Long-Term Residents Directive. Recast
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In interinstitutional negotiations (trilogues). Parliament and Council are working toward a provisional agreement, which would still need formal adoption to become law.
Last active 13 Nov 2024
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What this bill does
In plain terms: what it changes and who it affects.
This proposal makes EU long-term residence easier to obtain and strengthens long-term residents’ rights to live, work, and move within the EU.
Who it affects
It affects non-EU nationals legally settled in EU Member States, their family members, and employers seeking to hire mobile non-EU workers already long-term resident in the EU.
Core of the proposal
- Allows residence periods in different Member States to count toward the five-year requirement.
- Counts more lawful residence periods, including study, temporary protection, and temporary-status residence.
- Strengthens equal treatment rights, including private housing access and broader social protection.
- Eases movement to a second Member State by removing labour-market checks and quotas.
Key provisions
- Takes effect
- The Directive enters into force on the twentieth day following publication in the Official Journal.
- Transitional law
- Directive 2003/109/EC is repealed once the transposition deadline for the recast Directive has passed.
Articles changed · 6 across 2 laws
- Directive 2003/109/EC (32003L0109)
- entire act: repeals the entire directive as part of the recast
- Directive 2003/86/EC (32003L0086)
- art. 4(1): derogates from third subparagraph on integration conditions for family reunification
- art. 7(2): derogates from first subparagraph on integration measures for family reunification
- art. 5(4): derogates from first subparagraph by setting a 90-day decision deadline
- art. 14(2): derogates by barring labour market examination for family members
- art. 15(1): derogates by cumulating residence in different Member States for autonomous permits
Latest update
03 Jun 2026The most recent development in this bill's progress.
Trilogues (interinstitutional negotiations) → Trilogues (interinstitutional negotiations)
Trilogues (interinstitutional negotiations) → Trilogues (interinstitutional negotiations)
Documents
1 recentSourcesOEILEUR-LexEU Law Tracker