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Indefinite leave to remain: This is a stay in excess of 90 days. In practice, indefinite leave to remain usually refers to a stay in which a foreigner with a visa for over 90 days resides in the country for more than a year. This visa must be extended every year, and all the facts which the foreigner had to corroborate when applying for the visa must be corroborated every year, i.e. financial resources, purpose of stay (work, studies, etc.), accommodation, etc. However, there is no right to this visa, i.e. foreigners may be refused a visa without reasons being adduced even though they have corroborated everything necessary. This naturally leads to considerable insecurity and great arbitrariness on the part of the administrative body, the Foreign Police.
With certain exceptions, access to healthcare, medical treatment and other services is more complex for these foreigners. Although an economically-active foreigner must pay the same taxes and deductions for social security, they have much more restricted access to these resources in the event of emergency, while sickness and unemployment benefits do not apply to them, etc. | 
