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Article R434-8 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

The application for family reunification is made on a form, the model for which is established by order of the minister responsible for immigration.
It includes an undertaking by the applicant:
1° To allow specially authorised staff from the social affairs or housing departments of the municipality in which the family is to reside, as well as staff from the French Office for Immigration and Integration, to enter the accommodation intended to receive the family in order to check the housing conditions or, if the accommodation is not yet available, to enable the mayor of the municipality to carry out this verification on the basis of documents ;
2° To pay, where applicable, to the Office the fixed fee mentioned in article R. 434-35.

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Article R434-8


La demande de regroupement familial est formulée sur un imprimé dont le modèle est établi par arrêté du ministre chargé de l’immigration.
Elle comporte l’engagement du demandeur :
1° De permettre à des agents des services de la commune où doit résider la famille, chargés des affaires sociales ou du logement, spécialement habilités à cet effet, ainsi qu’aux agents de l’Office français de l’immigration et de l’intégration, l’entrée dans le logement prévu pour accueillir la famille aux fins de vérification des conditions de logement ou, si le logement n’est pas encore disponible, de mettre le maire de la commune en mesure de procéder à cette vérification sur pièces ;
2° De verser, s’il y a lieu, à l’office la redevance forfaitaire mentionnée à l’article R. 434-35.

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