PF: If a potential applicant has resided for more than five years in a EU Member State/ Horizon Europe Associated Country and then moves to a third country, do they lose the long-term resident status if the period in the third country is longer than 10 months?

The cumulative 10 months are to be counted within the five years’ period and not afterwards. This means that if an applicant fits the eligibility of five years spent in a EU Member State/ Horizon Europe Associated Country (with short interruptions of less than 6 months and not exceeding 10 months) at any time of their lives, they are considered eligible for long-term residence.