Press Release: Judgments in Cases C-378/12 and C-400/12. Nnamdi Onuekwere v Secretary of State for the Home Department Secretary of State for the Home Department v G.

Periods in prison cannot be taken into account for the purposes of the acquisition of a permanent residence permit or with a view to the grant of enhanced protection against expulsion.

Similarly, periods of imprisonment, in principle, interrupt the continuity of the requisite periods for granting those advantages.

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