Ad-hoc query on the Right to Family Reunification for Unmarried Partners
22 Member States provide information on whether or not and under what conditions they grant a right to family reunification to unmarried partners whose relationship or partnership is not considered as equivalent to marriage.
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The ad hoc query focuses on Member States' family reunification legislation with regard to unmarried partners, both those who registered their partnership and those who proved a stable and durable relationship but who are, in the two fore-mentioned cases, not considered as equivalent to marriage, in the following scenarios:
1. UE citizens and members of their family (option in article 3 – Directive 2004/38/EC)
- Mobile EU citizens
- Non-Mobile EU citizens
2. TCNs – Third country nationals (option in article 4.3 – Directive 2003/86/EC)
Detailed answers are to be consulted in the attached compilation.