Which family relationships qualify?
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which family relationships qualify.
Family reunification — guest self-employed sponsor after one year
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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.
Who may sponsor or bring the family member, and what immigration/citizenship status must that person hold?
A residence permit for family reunification may not be granted where the sponsor does not hold a residence permit for the purpose of guest self-employment for at least a year.
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Limits of the record
- The cited text is the exclusion intro plus its first item; eligibility once the sponsor has held the guest self-employment permit for a year is the inverse reading, not a positive statement on the page.
- The same exclusion list continues with other sponsor permits (seasonal employment, employment for investment, employment, guest worker, White Card, study/training, traineeship, voluntary service) [FR 11412:12193].
- Joint sponsor list [FR 8628:8737]: person in possession of a residence permit [FR 8741:8805]; immigration, settlement, interim permanent, national permanent or EC permanent residence permit [FR 8809:8999]; interim, national or EU residence card [FR 9003:9125]; residence card or permanent residence card of an EEA national / third-country family member [FR 9129:9307]; Hungarian citizen [FR 9311:9350]. Excluded sponsors (seasonal employment, employment for investment, employment, guest worker, White Card, study/training, traineeship, voluntary service, guest self-employment under one year) [FR 11412:12193].
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A residence permit for the purpose of family reunification may not be granted to a third-country national if the sponsor : – does not hold a residence permit for the purpose of guest self-employment for at least a year,
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 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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