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If, however, the worker or self-employed person dies while still working but before acquiring permanent residence status in the host Member State on the basis of paragraph 1, his family members who are residing with him in the host Member State shall acquire the right of permanent residence there, on condition that: the worker or self-employed person had, at the time of death, resided continuously on the territory of that Member State for two years; or the death resulted from an accident at work or an occupational disease; or the surviving spouse lost the nationality of that Member State following marriage to the worker or self-employed person.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-08 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.