Family reunification may also be applied for in respect of the applicant’s children under the age of eighteen and those of the applicant’s spouse if, on the day of the application:1° Parentage is established only in respect of the applicant or the applicant’s spouse;2° Or where the other parent is deceased or stripped of parental rights.
Family reunification may be applied for in respect of the applicant’s children under the age of eighteen and those of the applicant’s spouse, who are entrusted, as appropriate, to one or the other, by virtue of the exercise of parental authority, by virtue of a decision of a foreign court. A copy of this decision must be produced as well as authorisation from the other parent to allow the minor…
The child eligible for family reunification is a child with legally established filiation, including an adopted child, by virtue of an adoption decision, subject to verification by the public prosecutor’s office of the legality of this decision when it was pronounced abroad.
The following may be excluded from family reunification:1° A family member whose presence in France would constitute a threat to public order;2° A family member suffering from a disease listed in the international health regulations;3° A family member residing in France.
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from family reunification either.The residence permit applied for or obtained by another spouse will be refused or withdrawn, depending on the case.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…
Authorisation to enter France as part of the family reunification procedure is given by the competent administrative authority after verification of housing and income conditions by the mayor of the foreign national’s commune of residence or the mayor of the commune where he/she plans to settle.The mayor, when approached by the administrative authority, may issue an opinion on the condition mentioned in 3° of article L. 434-7. This opinion is…
When it has not been possible to verify the housing conditions because the applicant does not yet have the necessary accommodation at the time of application, family reunification may be authorised if the other conditions are met and after the mayor has verified the characteristics of the accommodation and the date on which it will be available to the applicant. .
The conditions for the application of this chapter shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.
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