Family reunification

8 questions

• GuideFamily reunification

  Does family entry guarantee work in any other EU country?

  Assess employment in the destination separately. A Romanian family-residence basis should not be advertised as an EU-wide work permit. Confirm the actual mobility or destination procedure before relocation.

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  Do Romanian and EU-citizen families use the same route as foreign sponsors?

  IGI separates Romanian-citizen family procedures and EU-family residence registration from ordinary non-EU sponsor reunification. Choose the relevant route before calculating conditions or collecting documents.

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  Do protection cases have the same resources checklist?

  Article 46 provides specified resource, housing and insurance-document exceptions for refugee or subsidiary-protection sponsors. Have the actual protection category assessed before applying the ordinary checklist.

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  Can Blue Card family applications be made together?

  Article 46 permits simultaneous family reunification with the sponsor’s first Blue Card application, subject to the required evidence. Check the actual category and procedure.

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  Is the family resource test based on net or gross minimum pay?

  Current article 46(9)(c) uses the gross minimum basic wage for each family member over three months, in addition to the sponsor’s own maintenance. The older English net-wage wording is stale.

  WorkMarket.eu TeamSources checked 21 Oct 202621 Oct 2026
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  What family documents should be prepared?

  Prepare relationship and custody records, suitable housing, resources and healthcare evidence using the current category checklist. Confirm translation, apostille or legalisation requirements. Obtain consent where anothe

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  Which relatives are covered?

  The ordinary guide covers a spouse and qualifying unmarried minor children. Dependent parents and adult unmarried children can have narrower dependency or medical conditions. Do not assume every relative qualifies.

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  Which sponsors can request ordinary family reunification?

  IGI describes qualifying temporary permits valid for one year, Blue Card, ICT, long-term residence and protection bases, with category exceptions. Valid for one year should not be rewritten as always requiring a year alr

  WorkMarket.eu TeamSources checked 21 Oct 202621 Oct 2026

General information, not a decision about your individual case. Laws change — check the official source and the review date.