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EU Long-Term Resident Mover — Accompanying Family

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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Which family relationships qualify?

The spouse and children who lived with the long-term resident in the EU country they come from.

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Who may sponsor or bring the family member, and what immigration/citizenship status must that person hold?

The sponsor is a non-EU national holding EU long-term resident status, granted by EU countries (except Ireland and Denmark) after 5 years of legal, uninterrupted residence, and evidenced by a 'long-term resident – EU' residence permit, who moves to France.

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  • https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F1375
    Ce statut vous est accordé par les pays de l'UE (sauf en Irlande et au Danemark) si vous êtes étranger non européen après 5 ans de séjour légal et ininterrompu sur leur territoire. Il permet la délivrance d'un permis de séjour mention résident de longue durée-UE

What is important for proving marriage, partnership, parentage, custody, dependency or another qualifying relationship?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the evidence needed to prove the family relationship.

What important financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities apply?

The long-term resident must prove stable and sufficient resources to live in France (possibly with family) and health insurance; resources must be at least EUR 1,867.02 gross per month if not owning the home (or housed free of charge).

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  • https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F1375
    Vous devez également prouver détenir des ressources stables et suffisantes pour vivre en France (éventuellement avec votre famille) et une assurance maladie. Le montant de vos ressources doit être au moins égal à 1 867,02 €  (brut mensuel) si vous n'êtes pas propriétaire de votre logement (ou logé gratuitement).

How does the application work at a high level, what rights does the family member receive, how long does the status last, and how can it become independent or longer-term where officially stated?

Within 3 months of entering France, adult family members must apply for a temporary 'vie privée et familiale' residence card. If the family did not live with the sponsor in the EU country of provenance, the sponsor must use family reunification in France instead. The official source does not state the rights attached to the card, its duration or the path to longer-term status.

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  • Rights attached to the card, its duration and the route to longer-term status are not stated in the source.
  • https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F1375
    Dans les 3 mois qui suivent leur entrée en France, les personnes majeures de votre famille doivent faire une demande de carte de séjour temporaire vie privée et familiale . Si votre famille ne vivait pas avec vous dans votre pays européen de provenance, vous devrez demander un regroupement familial en France.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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