{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-european-economic-area-regulations-2006-revoked/regulation-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-european-economic-area-regulations-2006-revoked/regulation-18.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2006/1003",
  "legislation_title": "The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 (revoked)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-european-economic-area-regulations-2006-revoked",
  "path": "regulation/18",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Issue of a document certifying permanent residence and a permanent residence card",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State must issue an EEA national with a permanent right of residence under regulation 15 with a document certifying permanent residence as soon as possible after an application for such a document and proof that the EEA national has such a right is submitted to the Secretary of State.\n(2) The Secretary of State must issue a person who is not an EEA national who has a permanent right of residence under regulation 15 with a permanent residence card no later than six months after the date on which an application for a permanent residence card and proof that the person has such a right is submitted to the Secretary of State.\n(3) Subject to paragraph (5) ..., a permanent residence card shall be valid for ten years from the date of issue and must be renewed on application.\n( 4 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(5) A document certifying permanent residence and a permanent residence card shall cease to be valid if the holder ceases to have a right of permanent residence under regulation 15.\n(6) But this regulation is subject to regulation 20.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (1.2.2017) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1052), Sch. 4 para. 1 (with savings and modifications for regs. 7A, 7B in Sch. 4 para. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 18(3) omitted (1.6.2009) by virtue of Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1117) , reg. 1 , Sch. 1 para. 5(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Reg. 18(4) omitted (1.7.2013) by virtue of The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1391) , regs. 1 , 2(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Reg. 18(6) inserted (1.6.2009) by Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1117) , reg. 1 , Sch. 1 para. 5(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1003/regulation/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:30:34.673807+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}