MaliFamily
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Ascendants (parents, grandparents and further up the line) of the spouse of a Malian national qualify, provided they are dependants ('à sa charge') of the person they join.
8)aux ascendants du conjoint
d’un ressortissant de nationalité malienne,
qui sont à sa charge ;
The ascendants join the spouse of a Malian national: the person linking them to Mali is married to a Malian citizen. The official source does not describe a sponsorship procedure.
d’un ressortissant de nationalité malienne,
Immigration can ask Malian diplomats or consuls to legalise or check any foreign civil-status document if its authenticity is in doubt. The official source does not list the documents that prove the ascending relationship or dependency.
ARTICLE 24 : Les autorités chargées de l’immigration peuvent demander aux agents diplomatiques et consulaires du Mali, la légalisation ou la vérification de tout acte d’état civil étranger, en cas de doute sur l’authenticité du document.
The ascendants must be dependants ('à sa charge') of the person they join. The official source does not set an income level or an accommodation or insurance requirement.
qui sont à sa charge ;
The temporary residence authorisation is granted as of right (de plein droit) to this family member. For a non-immigrant it takes the form of a residence visa valid for at most one year. The official source does not describe the application process or a path to independent or longer-term status.
L’autorisation de séjour temporaire est accordée de plein droit :
L’autorisation de séjour temporaire accordée à l’étranger non immigrant, donne lieu à la délivrance d’un visa de séjour.
Le visa de séjour est valable au plus pour un an, à compter de la date de sa délivrance.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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