Common European Asylum System in a Changing World

time of their entry into the territory of a Member State and of the introduction of their asylum application in that State, but who, in the course of the asylum procedure, attains the age of majority and is thereafter granted refugee status must be regarded as a ‘minor’ for the purposes of that provision. The CJEU clarified the child’s right for family reunification. The Court held, namely, that the provision of Directive on family reunification of refugee unaccompanied children with their parents by means of visas (or residence permits) introduces an unquestionably positive obligation for the host Member State. The refugee unaccompanied children are entitled, under the conditions set out in this Directive, to have their first-degree relatives in direct ascending line reunified with them.

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