DENIAL
OF A RESIDENCE PERMIT:
One of the reasons
why the residence renovations are denied is because of your being out of Spain
longer than is allowed.
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The extinction of the temporary residence or of the
residence and work permit:
The absence from
Spain is more than 6 months in one year.
The extinction of the long-term residence authorization:
The absence from
the territory of the EU is twelve consecutive months.
The extinction of the lon-term EU residence authorization:
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The absence from the EU territory during twelve consecutive months.
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The absence from the Spanish territory is more than 6 months.
Note: The Directorate
General of Immigration after previous report of the
General Foreigner and Border Committee can determine no extinction of an authorization
because of exceptional grounds.
A residence card for relatives of the Eropean Union citizens:
- The validity of a residence card for relatives of the EU citizens expires because of the absence longer than 6 months in a
year.
- A permanent residence for relatives of the EU citizens will be lost because
of the absence from the Spanish territory more than 2 consecutive years.
Despite of these circumstances your long-term residence can be cancelled because of the absence of more than 10 months in the last 5 years.