Glossary
The EMN Glossary – as one of the key products of the EMN - improves comparability by enabling a common understanding and use of terms and definitions relating to asylum and migration. The Glossary draws on a variety of sources, but primarily on the legislation of the EU asylum and immigration acquis, and makes terms available in the majority of EU Member State languages.
The online version is regularly updated and available in various languages.
- BG: миграция с цел създаване или събиране на семейство
- CZ: rodinná migrace
- DE: Familienmigration
- EE: pereränne
- EN: family migration
- ES: migración por motivos familiares
- FI: perheperusteinen maahanmuutto
- FR: migration pour des raisons familiales
- GA: imirce teaghlaigh
- GR: οικογενειακή μετανάστευση
- HU: családegyesítési célú migráció / családegyesítés
- IT: migrazione familiare
- LT: šeimos migracija
- LV: ģimenes migrācija
- MT: Migrazzjoni għal raġunijiet ta’ familja
- NL: gezinsmigratie
- NO: familiemigrasjon
- PL: migracja rodzinna
- PT: migração familiar
- RO: migraţia în scopul reîntregirii familiei
- SE: familjemigration
- SK: migrácia z rodinných dôvodov
- SL: družinska migracija
Definition
In the global context, a general concept encompassing family reunification, family formation, and migration of an entire family at the same time.
In the EU context, a concept which refers explicitly to family reunification and family formation.
In the EU context, a concept which refers explicitly to family reunification and family formation.
Source
Global context: Derived by EMN from the discussion of types of family migration in Chapter 6 of IOM World Migration Report 2008
EU context: Developed by EMN
EU context: Developed by EMN
- BG: член на семейство
- CZ: rodinný příslušník
- DE: Familienbildung
- EE: perekonnaliige
- EN: family formation
- ES: formación de la familia
- FI: perheenjäsen
- FR: constitution de la famille
- GA: duine muinteartha
- GR: vertimo nėra
- HU: családtag
- IT: familiare
- LT: šeimos kūrimas
- LV: ģimenes loceklis
- MT: Kompożizzjoni / Tiswira tal-familja
- NL: gezinsvorming
- NO: familiemedlem
- PL: członek rodziny
- PT: reagrupamento familiar
- RO: reîntregirea familiei
- SE: familjemedlem
- SK: rodinný príslušník / člen rodiny
- SL: družinski član
Definition
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.
Broader
family reunification
Related
chain migration, family migration, nuclear family, right to family, life right to family unity
Comments
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.
Source
Developed by EMN