Residence cards and permanent residency: tracking the deadlines that matter.

Mid-to-long-term residence renewals can typically be applied for three months before expiry. Gathering supporting documents — employer letters, tax certificates — takes real time, so starting early is the safer rhythm.

Snap the residence card in Kigen and the expiry is extracted automatically, with quiet nudges at 120 and 60 days.

Engineering, family, specified skilled, business management — each status comes with its own required paperwork. Saving what was submitted last time makes the next renewal far less stressful.

• Application form (status-specific)
• Passport and residence card copies
• Employment or enrollment proof
• Tax residency and payment certificates

Most permanent residency applications require continuous residence of a defined length, with a portion under a work status. Travel and long absences complicate the calculation. Logging the card and entry-exit history in Kigen makes 'how many qualifying years am I at' a known quantity rather than a guess.

Family-of-resident statuses depend on the primary holder's status. If one card slips, others can be affected. Keeping the whole family's cards on a shared shelf shows you the soonest expiry across the household, not just your own.

Some programs allow earlier permanent residency applications based on points (education, work history, income, age). If you expect to gain points before your next renewal, planning the application timing in advance pays off. Kigen quietly tracks 'what comes next' for these long arcs.