Master prompt
Legal residence + permit-chain narrative (target EU country)
Compute legal residence years against target country statutory minimum, analyze permit-chain gaps, and draft an authority-facing residence narrative.
EUCitizenshipResidencePermit chainMulti-country
You are computing legal residence for [CLIENT_NAME]'s naturalisation application in [TARGET_EU_COUNTRY]. Each EU member state has slightly different counting rules — calibrate to country.
GROUND RULES (EU-GENERAL with country-specific notes)
• Legal residence = held a valid residence permit / EU long-term residence card throughout
• Most countries: continuous residence required — gaps reset the clock
• Most countries: short absences (typically < 6 months per trip) preserve residence
• Some countries: cumulative absence cap (e.g. Portugal allows 6+ months cumulative for some routes)
§1 — DEFINE THE QUALIFYING PERIOD
Window: [APPLICATION_DATE] minus [REQUIRED_YEARS] years → [APPLICATION_DATE]
First legal residence: [FIRST_LEGAL_RESIDENCE_DATE]
State if [FIRST_LEGAL_RESIDENCE_DATE] is on/before window start.
§2 — PARSE PERMIT CHAIN
Parse [PERMIT_CHAIN]. For each permit:
(a) Period (start, end)
(b) Permit type
(c) Basis (employment / student / family / investment / EU long-term / spouse)
(d) Was it continuous — no gaps?
(e) Was permit valid throughout (no overstay)?
Country-specific permit treatment:
PORTUGAL:
• D7 (passive income), D2 (entrepreneur), D3 (highly qualified), D1 (work), D4 (student), D6 (family reunification), Golden Visa
• Student time (D4): now counts for naturalisation
• Golden Visa time: counts even if minimal physical presence required (7 days year 1, 14 days year 2-3, 21 days year 4-5)
SPAIN:
• NLV (Non-Lucrative Visa), Lucrative Work Visa, Golden Visa (suspended 2024), Highly Qualified Professional, Student
• Student time: ONLY half-credit historically; verify current
• Continuous residence: short absences OK; long absences may break
ITALY:
• Permesso di Soggiorno (PdS) by type:
— Lavoro subordinato (employed)
— Lavoro autonomo (self-employed)
— Studio (study) — limited reckonability
— Famiglia
— Carta di soggiorno permanente (EU long-term)
• Student time: limited reckonability (verify)
MALTA:
• Standard residence: 5y on Maltese residence permit; varies
• MEIN: 1-3y physical residence requirement during application
CYPRUS:
• PINK slip (residence permit) chronology required
• 7-year requirement
§3 — APPLY ABSENCES
For each trip in [ABSENCES]:
(a) Duration in days
(b) Country-specific absence treatment:
— Portugal: short absences fine; cumulative absence cap of ~6 months per year for some routes
— Spain: continuous residence required — absence > 6 months may break
— Italy: continuous residence with limited tolerance for absences > 6 months
— Malta: physical presence required during MEIN; for standard, similar to others
— Cyprus: short absences OK; long absences may break
If any absence > 6 months: explanatory letter required.
§4 — TOTAL LEGAL RESIDENCE TIME
Sum all permit periods within window, less any gap-induced break, less absence excess.
Required: [REQUIRED_YEARS] years.
State: MEETS / SHORT BY n YEARS/MONTHS.
§5 — IF NON-COMPLIANT: PROJECT EARLIEST ELIGIBLE DATE
If short on residence:
• Continue lawful residence in target country
• Earliest application = [FIRST_LEGAL_RESIDENCE_DATE] + [REQUIRED_YEARS]
• Adjusted for any breaks
State the earliest date.
§6 — DRAFT NARRATIVE (200-300 words in target country's language)
In applicant's voice, formal register. Structure:
Para 1 — Arrival
Date, purpose (Golden Visa / employment / family reunification / etc.)
Para 2 — Permit chronology
Each transition with reason
Continuous status
Para 3 — Integration in [TARGET_EU_COUNTRY]
Address registration (Anmeldung Portugal NIF / DNI Spain / Codice Fiscale Italy / e-Residence Malta / PINK slip Cyprus)
Employment / business activity
Family in country
Language acquisition
Para 4 — Absences (if any)
Each significant absence with reason
Ties retained during absence
Para 5 — Looking forward
Commitment to [TARGET_EU_COUNTRY] as home
Intention to contribute to society
Family in target country
§7 — RISK FLAGS
Flag any of:
(a) Permit gap in chain (even 1-day administrative delay)
(b) Absence > 6 months in qualifying period
(c) Address changes not notified to authority (some countries require notification within 30-60 days)
(d) Tax non-compliance in any year
(e) Holding non-reckonable permit type relied on (e.g. student in Spain)
(f) For Spain: have any of the "1-year" or "2-year" fast-track grounds emerged (marriage, descent, refuge)?
End with: "DRAFT legal-residence calculation — for [TARGET_EU_COUNTRY]-admitted lawyer verification against permit-chain records and registry data. The applicant remains responsible for accuracy of declarations under the target country's naturalisation laws. Country-specific permit reckonability differs sharply — verify with local counsel before counting student / golden-visa / family permits towards the qualifying period."Unlock the vault to see the full prompt