On-site verification of the housing conditions of the applicant for family reunification gives rise to a report, the model for which is established by order of the minister responsible for immigration.
Where the applicant does not yet have the dwelling at the time of the application for family reunification, the verification is carried out on the basis of documents drawn up and signed by the owner or vendor and the applicant mentioning the date of availability, as well as the surface area and all the characteristics making it possible to assess the comfort and habitability of the dwelling in accordance with…
On completion of the checks on the family reunification applicant’s resources and accommodation, the mayor of the municipality where the family is to reside will forward the file to the Office français de l’immigration et de l’intégration, together with the results of these checks and his reasoned opinion. If there is no response from the mayor within two months of the dossier being sent, this opinion is deemed to be…
The mayor, if approached for this purpose by the prefect or, in Paris, by the police prefect, has two months in which to forward to the latter his opinion on the applicant for family reunification’s compliance with the fundamental principles recognised by the laws of the Republic. If there is no response from the mayor by the end of this period, the opinion is deemed to have been issued. .
On receipt of the family reunification application and the mayor’s reasoned opinion or, in the absence of an opinion, on expiry of the period referred to in article R. 434-23, the Office français de l’immigration et de l’intégration (French Office for Immigration and Integration):1° Checks, where applicable, compliance with the resource and housing conditions prescribed in articles R. 434-4 and R. 434-5;2° If necessary, carry out further investigations and, if…
The authority responsible for issuing authorisation to enter France for the purposes of family reunification is the prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect. This authority takes a decision on the application for family reunification within six months of the foreign national submitting the complete application. If no decision is taken within this time limit, the application for family reunification will be rejected. .
In cases where the applicant for family reunification was, at the time of the application, the holder of a récépissé for the renewal of a residence permit, the prefect shall check that the residence permit has been issued before taking his decision. .
The decision on the application for family reunification is notified by the prefect to the applicant.
When a decision to refuse an application for family reunification is based on the non-conformity of the accommodation with the standards of surface area, or comfort and habitability, or on the inconclusive nature of the documents attesting to the availability of the accommodation on the arrival of the family, the applicant who submits, within six months of notification of the refusal, a new application is then exempted from producing some…
The prefect informs the services of the French Office for Immigration and Integration of his decision and the date on which it was notified to the applicant. The services of the Office will forward this information without delay to the mayor and the diplomatic or consular authority of the district in which the applicant’s family lives.
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