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Article L434-2 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

A foreign national who has been residing legally in France for at least eighteen months, under cover of one of the permits valid for at least one year provided for by this Code or by international agreements, may apply to benefit from his or her right to be joined, under the family reunification scheme:
1° By his or her spouse, if the latter is at least eighteen years old;
2° And by the couple’s children under the age of eighteen.

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Article L434-2


L’étranger qui séjourne régulièrement en France depuis au moins dix-huit mois, sous couvert d’un des titres d’une durée de validité d’au moins un an prévus par le présent code ou par des conventions internationales, peut demander à bénéficier de son droit à être rejoint, au titre du regroupement familial :
1° Par son conjoint, si ce dernier est âgé d’au moins dix-huit ans ;
2° Et par les enfants du couple mineurs de dix-huit ans.

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