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Refugee, Subsidiary-Protection or Stateless Family Reunification — Spouse or Partner

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

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Which family relationships qualify?

Spouse or civil (Pacs) partner aged at least 18 if the marriage/union pre-dates the protection request, or a cohabiting partner aged at least 18 with whom a sufficiently stable and continuous shared life existed before the protection request.

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  • https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F35158
    Époux, épouse ou partenaire de Pacs : titleContent âgé d'au moins 18 ans, si le mariage ou l'union civile est antérieur à la date d'introduction de votre demande de protection Concubin : titleContent ou concubine âgé d'au moins 18 ans, avec lequel ou laquelle vous aviez, avant la date d'introduction de votre demande de protection, une vie commune suffisamment stable et continue

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

The sponsor is a refugee or subsidiary-protection beneficiary in France, or a person recognised stateless by France, holding a residence permit; the procedure can start as soon as protection is obtained.

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

The partner must have been declared to OFPRA at the time of the protection request and the link must pre-date the asylum request (a later marriage goes through regroupement familial). Civil-status records prove identity and links; failing that, "possession d'état" elements and OFPRA-issued or authenticated documents.

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance requirements.

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?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the application process, rights, duration and path to independent or longer-term status.

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

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