Source document
La Gaceta, Diario Oficial No. 125 (6 de julio de 2011): Ley No. 761, Ley General de Migración y Extranjería (first part)
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What the document holds
La Gaceta No. 125 (6 Jul 2011, 44 pages; the text layer holds the issue twice): first part of Ley 761, Ley General de Migración y Extranjería (arts. 1 to about 120): migration authority, entry, residence categories (temporary residents 1-3 years; permanent subcategories incl. 'inmigrante con capital', art. 30), pensioner/rentier residence under Ley 694 (out of scope), investor immigrant determined by MIFIC certificate with requirements left to regulation (art. 32), investor residence through capital in any lawful activity or state securities (art. 35, no amount), revocation incl. absence limits (art. 38), nationality (art. 53: 4 years with renunciation; art. 54: 2 years for Spaniards and Central Americans; art. 55: 2 years for investor residents; art. 57: extension to children under 21), passports and visas. Also unrelated notices (procurement awards in US$, trademarks, association statutes), out of scope. No investment amounts or statistics. This pass added: the 1-year absence limit for permanent residents and the age limit for children to whom nationality extends (2 rules). The rest of the law (fees, deposits, entry into force) is in Gaceta 126 (nic-gaceta-126-2011-ley-761).
What it supports
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Rules and prices (4)
- Maximum time allowed abroadpermanent residents (incl. 'inmigrante con capital' / investor residents): absence after which residence may be cancelled, unless justified by health, studies or family problems1 yearsSince Aug 2011 · La Gaceta Nicaragua 2011Nicaragua · Residence as investor
- Qualifying period for citizenshipinvestor residents (permanent residence counted from issue of the identity card)2 yearsSince Aug 2011 · La Gaceta Nicaragua 2011Nicaragua · Residence as investor
- Maximum age of a dependent childchildren under the naturalised person's custody, to whom nationality acquired by foreigners (incl. investor residents, art. 55) extends21 yearsSince Aug 2011 · La Gaceta Nicaragua 2011Nicaragua · Residence as investor
- Investmentcapital invested in any lawful economic activity, or in state or national financial-institution securities and bondsSince Aug 2011 · La Gaceta Nicaragua 2011Nicaragua · Residence as investor
About the document
What it covers Ley 761 (first part, gazette pp. 4124-4137): art. 32 investor immigrant status certified by the Ministry of Industry (MIFIC), requirements left to the regulation; art. 35 investor residence for capital invested in any lawful activity or in state securities and bonds; art. 55 nationality for investor residents after two years of permanent residence.
Notes The law continues in a later issue of La Gaceta (not read), so the entry-into-force article was not seen. No investment amount is stated in the law; the regulation (Decreto 31-2012) was not obtained.
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