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The CJEU rules that unaccompanied minors don't have to be unmarried to be sponsors for their parents in family reunification procedures.

17/11/2022

The Court of Justice of the European Union interpreted Article 2(f) and Article 10(3)(a) of the Family Reunification Directive in its decision from 17 November 2022 in the case X v Belgium. An unaccompanied refugee minor residing in a Member State does not have to be unmarried to enjoy the right to family reunification with first-degree relatives in direct ascending line.

Theme:
Family Migration
Type:
News item
Keywords:
Family Reunification Directive
unaccompanied minors
family reunification right

Ad Hoc Query on access to the labour market for family members of international students

14/08/2022

Do Member States grant access to the labour market to family members of international students and, if so, to which family members and under which conditions? This ad hoc query launched by Belgium shows that policies and practices in this matter still vary among Member States.

Theme:
Economic migration
Family Migration
Student Migration
Publication type:
Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords:
student
family member
labour market access
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