family formation

Definition(s)

Source(s)

• The entry into and residence in an EU Member State of a third-country national on the basis of the establishment of a family relationship either


• a) after their third-country national sponsor has gained legal residence in an EU Member State; or
• (b) with an EU national.
• Developed by EMN

  Translations

  • BG: създаване на семейство
  • CS: sloučení rodiny
  • DE: Familienbildung
  • EL: δημιουργία οικογένειας
  • EN: family formation
  • ES: formación de la familia
  • ET: pere loomise eesmärgil riiki sisenemine
  • FI: perheenmuodostaminen
  • FR: constitution de la famille
  • GA: foirmiú teaghlaigh
  • HR: zasnivanje obitelji
  • HU: családalapítás
  • IT: costituzione di una famiglia
  • LT: šeimos kūrimas
  • LV: ģimenes apvienošana / ģimenes atkalapvienošana
  • MT: Kompożizzjoni / Tiswira tal-familja
  • NL: gezinsvorming
  • PL: założenie rodziny
  • PT: reagrupamento familiar
  • RO: formarea familiei
  • SK: založenie rodiny
  • SL: ustanovitev družine
  • SV: familjebildning
  • NO: familiedannelse (b); familiedanning (n)
  • KA: ოჯახის შექმნა
  • UK: створення сім’ї
  • HY: ընտանիքի կազմ

  Broader Term(s)

  • family reunification

  Related Term(s)

  • chain migration
  • family migration
  • nuclear family
  • right to family life
  • right to family unity

  Note(s)

  1. This term is specific to some EU Member States, particularly BE, NL, SE. In UK, this relates to the formation of family between a UK national and a third-country national only.
  2. In other EU Member States, family formation is covered under family reunification .