1. An application for a permanent residence certificate may only be made by a person in Niue holding a valid temporary permit to the Chief Immigration Officer.
2. Complete an application and submit it together with the application fee.
3. Your application will be reviewed by the Chief Immigration Officer and once approved he will issue the Permanent Residence Certificate.

List down the documents required for successfully completing the procedure.

e.g.
1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

Immigration Office
PO Box 67, Alofi,
Niue Island
Phone: (683) 4349

An application for a permanent residence certificate may only be made by a person in Niue holding a valid temporary permit to the Chief Immigration Officer in accordance with any requirements in Residence Criteria.

An applicant for a permanent residence certificate may include in the application the following persons to be granted residence certificates:

• his or her spouse; or
• his or her biological children under the age of 18 years (including those of a spouse); or
• his or her legally adopted children under the age of 18 years (including those of a spouse).

No child may be granted a permanent residence certificate on application unless Cainet is satisfied that the child may, in the child's lawful country of residence, be leally removed permanently to Niue.

Every applicant for a grant of permanent residence certificates must be of:

• good character; and
• good health such standards for good health and good character to e prescribed by regulations from time to time

Applicants for permanent residence must have a sponsor acceptale to Cabinet if required under the Residence Criteria.

Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Please explain processing time taken in obtaining the document/certificate.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

Please provide instructions on obtaining the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

This procedure provides you information on how you can obtain a Permanent Residence Certificate in Niue.

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A permanent residence certificate entitles the holder to :

• indefinitely remain in Niue
• indefinitely travel from and return to Niue without the need to hold a visa; and
• undertake any lawful activity in Niue without the need for any other permit that would otherwise be required under Immigration Act.

Immigration Act. 2011

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