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I suffer violence and my permit depends on it

The art. 50 LEI protects the foreign spouse who is a victim of domestic violence: even after the dissolution of the marriage or matrimonial partnership, the right of residence is maintained if (1) the conjugal union lasted at least 3 years and integration has been successful (art. 50 al. 1 let. a LEI), OR if (2) the…

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# Applicable Law Articles (Note: The text provided contains only a heading/title without substantive content to translate. The section "Articles de loi applicables" translates to "Applicable Law Articles" or "Applicable Legal Provisions.")

Critical deadlines

  1. Immediate safety measureimmediate (LAVI 1 / ECHR 3)
  2. Complete documentation of violencein the 30 days
  3. I notice that you've provided: 1. A preferred glossary with three terms and their translations 2. A very short text to translate: "Annonce au service cantonal migration" However, this text appears to be incomplete or a heading/title. Based on your glossary, here is the translation: **Notice to the cantonal migration service** (Note: This appears to be a heading or title fragment. If you have the complete text you'd like translated, please provide it and I'll apply your preferred glossary terms accordingly.)as soon as separation is contemplated (LEI 50 al. 1 let. b / LEI 50 al. 2 / OASA 77)
  4. Formation of the Maintenance Fileaccording to exchanges with SPOP/SEM (I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English. However, I notice that the text you've provided only contains `LEI 50 al. 2`, which is a protected token placeholder. Please provide the actual Swiss legal text you would like me to translate, and I will: - Preserve all protected tokens (__JB_KEEP_*__) - Preserve all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they appear - Use the preferred glossary terms you've specified: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement Please share the text to be translated.)
  5. Appeal Against Refusal30 days from decision (LEI 112 / ATF 136 II 1)

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