Case Law

Article 2(f) of Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification, read in conjunction with Article 10(3)(a) thereof, must be interpreted as meaning that a third-country national or stateless person who is below the age of 18 at the time of his or her entry into the territory of a Member State and of the introduction of his or her 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.

12 April 2018 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Topic(s): Family reunification - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Eritrea - Netherlands

7 June 2016 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Topic(s): Burden-sharing and international co-operation - Effective remedy - Regional instruments | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - Netherlands

17 March 2016 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Topic(s): Effective remedy | Countries: Netherlands

15 February 2016 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Topic(s): National security / Public order - Rejected asylum-seekers - Right to liberty and security | Countries: Netherlands

Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents and, in particular, Article 5(2) and Article 11(1) thereof do not preclude national legislation, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which imposes on third-country nationals who already possess long-term resident status the obligation to pass a civic integration examination, under pain of a fine, provided that the means of implementing that obligation are not liable to jeopardise the achievement of the objectives pursued by that directive, which it is for the referring court to determine. Whether the long-term resident status was acquired before or after the obligation to pass a civic integration examination was imposed is irrelevant in that respect.

4 June 2015 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Topic(s): Family reunification | Countries: Netherlands