# Council Directive 2009/50/EC of 25 May 2009 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment, Article 17: Long-term residence permit

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

1. EU Blue Card holders who fulfil the conditions set out in Article 16 of this Directive for the acquisition of the EC long-term resident status shall be issued with a residence permit in accordance with Article 1(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002.
2. In the residence permit referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article under the heading ‘remarks’, Member States shall enter ‘Former EU Blue Card holder’.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/50/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-50/article-17
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