# Council Directive 2005/71/EC of 12 October 2005 on a specific procedure for admitting third-country nationals for the purposes of scientific research, Article 8: Duration of residence permit

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Member States shall issue a residence permit for a period of at least one year and shall renew it if the conditions laid down in Articles 6 and 7 are still met. If the research project is scheduled to last less than one year, the residence permit shall be issued for the duration of the project.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2005/71/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-71/article-8
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