Section 2: Conditions

A foreign national who makes an application is authorised to be joined under family reunification if he or she meets the following conditions:1° He or she provides evidence of stable and sufficient resources to meet the needs of his or her family;2° He or she has, or will have on the date of arrival of his or her family in France, accommodation considered normal for a comparable family living in…

For the purposes of assessing the resources referred to in 1° of article L. 434-7, all the resources of the applicant and his/her spouse are taken into account, independently of family benefits, the retirement equivalent allowance and the allowances provided for in article L. 262-1 of the Social Action and Family Code, article L. These resources must reach an amount, set by decree by the Conseil d’Etat, which takes into…

When a polygamous foreign national resides in France with a first spouse, the benefit of family reunification cannot be granted to another spouse. Unless this other spouse has died or forfeited parental rights, his or her children will not benefit from family reunification either.The residence permit applied for or obtained by another spouse will be refused or withdrawn, depending on the case. The residence permit of a polygamous foreign national…