Section 1: Family reunification

The application for family reunification is initiated by the visa application of the family members of the refugee or beneficiary of subsidiary protection mentioned in Article L. 561-5. It is lodged with the diplomatic or consular authority in whose district these persons reside.

On the basis of proof of identity and proof of the family ties of the members of the refugee’s or beneficiary of subsidiary protection’s family, the diplomatic or consular authority registers the visa application with the global visa network and issues a certificate of submission of the application without delay.Where the diplomatic or consular authority deems it necessary to carry out the verifications provided for in Article L. 811-2, it…

As soon as the application has been registered by the diplomatic or consular authority, the minister responsible for asylum will ask the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons to certify the family situation of the refugee or beneficiary of subsidiary protection, as well as their civil status.The Office will send certification of the family situation and civil status as soon as possible to the minister responsible…