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Private and family life — Strong and longstanding ties

New CaledoniaFamily

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

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Which family relationships qualify?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which family relationships qualify.

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  • The captured official material did not establish the route-specific detail requested by this answer.

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

Evidence is requested that the family members in New Caledonia reside there lawfully (copy of their residence card or national identity card).

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  • No sponsor or sponsor status requirement is stated.

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

Marriage/birth certificates with filiation, PACS and certificate of non-dissolution under three months; parents' and siblings' birth certificates, adoption or guardianship judgments; employment contract, payslips, local or associative life; proof by any means of stable and continuous relations with family in New Caledonia; and proof by any means of the duration of habitual (continuous) residence.

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  • This is a supporting-documents list; the assessment criteria are not stated.
  • https://www.nouvelle-caledonie.gouv.fr/contenu/telechargement/12817/107675/file/15%20-%20FORMULAIRE%20-%20VPF%20SITUATIONS%20DIVERSES.pdf
    Liens matrimoniaux et filiaux : extrait d’acte de mariage, ou extraits des actes de naissance des enfants avec filiation (documents correspondant à la situation au moment de la demande), copie du PACS et attestation de non dissolution de moins de trois mois, etc. ;  Liens parentaux et collatéraux : extraits d’actes de naissance des parents et de la fratrie avec filiation, jugement d’adoption ou de tutelle (documents correspondant à la situation au moment de la demande)  Liens professionnels ou personnels : contrat de travail, fiches de paie, participation à la vie locale ou associative, etc… ;
  • https://www.nouvelle-caledonie.gouv.fr/contenu/telechargement/12817/107675/file/15%20-%20FORMULAIRE%20-%20VPF%20SITUATIONS%20DIVERSES.pdf
    Justificatifs par tout moyen de l’entretien de relations certaines et continues avec les membres de la famille installée en Nouvelle-Calédonie (enfants, conjoint, concubin ou partenaire pacsé) ;  Justification par tout moyen permettant d’apprécier la durée de la résidence habituelle (continue) en Nouvelle-Calédonie: visa, attestation de demande de carte de séjour, attestation de demande d’asile, documents d’une administration publique (service social, établissement scolaire…), documents émanant d’une institution privée (certificat médical, relevés bancaires présentant des mouvements etc.), écrits personnels incontestables (courriers, attestations de proches ...).

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

Proof of living conditions (income, salaries, bank statements), current health insurance coverage and a tax stamp of 3 000 FXPF are required. The official source does not state an income threshold.

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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 applicant appears in person with originals and a copy of each document (foreign-language documents translated by a sworn translator); a renewal or multi-year card application requires a valid residence card. The official source does not state the rights, card duration or path to longer-term status for this category.

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  • Rights, card duration and path to longer-term status are not stated for this category.

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

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