Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: Court of first instance of the European Communities

Date: 12/12/2019

Subject: According to the Court, Directive 2003/86/EC on the right to family reunification does not preclude a Member State from authorising the family reunification of a refugee’s sister only if she is, on account of her state of health, unable to provide for her own needs, provided that first, that inability is assessed having regard to the special situation of refugees and at the end of a case-by-case examination taking into account all the relevant factors, and  secondly, that it may be ascertained that the material support of the person concerned is actually provided by the refugee, or that the refugee appears as the family member most able to provide the material support required

Parties: Bevándorlási és Menekültügyi Hivatal (Regroupement familial - sœur de réfugié)

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 9 Right to found a family - Art. 18 Refugees

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