Published : 16-04-2018
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the minor refugees who reached Europe without their parents, retain their right to family reunification even if they have reached the age of majority during the request of asylum process.
According to the decision of the (ECJ), which was issued on Thursday 12th of April 2018, the minor refugees who applied for asylum in the European Union when they were under 18 years of age, can retain their right to family reunification, even if they reach the age of 18 before receiving their right of asylum.
They must apply for family reunification within three months after their asylum applications are accepted, and refugees in this category will be considered "minors," despite reaching the age of 18 or more. The report also states that the costs of the reunification process are not at the expense of the member states of the European Union.
The German Deutsche Welle clarified that the people who the right of asylum, can transfer the direct members of their families to Germany, according to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees. The direct family members include the husband, wife and children. In the case of minors, siblings under the age of 18 or the parents can be reunified.
In 2016, family unification work was suspended for two years, for the persons who have received temporary protection. The decision will allow the temporary protection holders, to reunite with their families, starting from the end of July 2018.
According to the figures of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees in Germany, approximately 66300 of the minors unaccompanied with their parents, entered Germany between January 2015 and October 2017.
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the minor refugees who reached Europe without their parents, retain their right to family reunification even if they have reached the age of majority during the request of asylum process.
According to the decision of the (ECJ), which was issued on Thursday 12th of April 2018, the minor refugees who applied for asylum in the European Union when they were under 18 years of age, can retain their right to family reunification, even if they reach the age of 18 before receiving their right of asylum.
They must apply for family reunification within three months after their asylum applications are accepted, and refugees in this category will be considered "minors," despite reaching the age of 18 or more. The report also states that the costs of the reunification process are not at the expense of the member states of the European Union.
The German Deutsche Welle clarified that the people who the right of asylum, can transfer the direct members of their families to Germany, according to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees. The direct family members include the husband, wife and children. In the case of minors, siblings under the age of 18 or the parents can be reunified.
In 2016, family unification work was suspended for two years, for the persons who have received temporary protection. The decision will allow the temporary protection holders, to reunite with their families, starting from the end of July 2018.
According to the figures of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees in Germany, approximately 66300 of the minors unaccompanied with their parents, entered Germany between January 2015 and October 2017.
