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: събиране на семейство
- CZ: sloučení rodiny
- DE: Familienzusammenführung
- EE: perekonna taasühinemine
- EN: family reunification
- ES: reagrupación familiar
- FI: perheenyhdistäminen
- FR: regroupement familial
- GA: athaontú teaghlaigh
- GR: οικογενειακή επανένωση
- HU: családegyesítés
- IT: ricongiungimento familiare
- LT: šeimos susijungimas
- LV: ģimenes apvienošana / ģimenes atkalapvienošana
- MT: Riunifikazzjoni tal-familja
- NL: gezinshereniging
- NO: familiegjenforening (b) / familiegjenforeining (n)
- PL: łączenie rodzin
- PT: reagrupamento familiar
- RO: re?ntregirea familiei, reunificarea familiei
- SE: familjeåterförening
- SK: zlúčenie rodiny
- SL: združevanje družine
a) the entry into and residence in an EU Member State, in accordance with Council Directive 2003/86/EC (Family Reunification Directive), by family members of a third-country national residing lawfully in that EU Member State (‘sponsor’) in order to preserve the family unit, whether the family relationship arose before or after the entry of the sponsor; or
b) between an union citizen and third-country national established outside the European Union who then subsequently enters the European Union.
2. In FR, ‘réunification familiale’ is only used when referring to family members of beneficiaries of international protection.
Part (b): 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
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.
Developed by EMN
- BG: верижна миграция
- CZ: řetězová migrace
- DE: Kettenmigration
- EE: ahelränne
- EN: chain migration
- ES: cadena migratoria
- FI: ketjumaahanmuutto
- FR: migration en chaîne
- GA: imirce shlabhrúil
- GR: αλυσίδα μετανάστευση
- HU: lánc-migráció
- IT: catena migratoria
- LV: ķēdes migrācija
- MT: Katina ta’ migrazzjoni
- NL: kettingmigratie
- NO: kjedemigrasjon
- PL: migracja łańcuchowa
- RO: migratie in lant
- SE: kedjemigration
- SK: reťazová migrácia
- SL: verižna migracija
The practice where those who have settled on a family reunification basis can themselves sponsor further family members, consistent with European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) obligations.
2. Chain migration may also be based on ethnic or family ties with members of the same family migrating at different times, usually with primary wage earners migrating first, followed by secondary or non-wage earners. In countries with more or less liberal regulations on the rights of migrants to family reunification usually in accordance with international conventions, family reunification as an incidence of chain migration explains much of the growth in the total migrant population.
- BG: спонсор
- CZ: osoba usilující o sloučení rodiny / nositel právna na sloučení rodiny
- DE: Zusammenführender / Sponsor
- EE: sponsor
- EN: sponsor
- ES: reagrupante
- FI: perheenkokoaja
- FR: regroupant
- GA: urraitheoir
- GR: συντηρών
- HU: családegyesítő (note: a sponsor only in context of family reunification)
- IT: sponsor
- LT: globėjas
- LV: galvotājs / garantētājs
- MT: Garanti / Sponsor
- NL: gezinshereniger (NL syn.: referent, hoofdpersoon)
- NO: referanseperson / sponsor
- PL: sponsor
- PT: requerente do reagrupamento familiar
- RO: sponsor
- SE: referensperson
- SK: garant
- SL: sponzor / pokrovitelj
In the EU context of family reunification, a third-country national residing lawfully in a Member State and applying, or whose family members apply, for family reunification to be joined with them.
According to this concept, everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of themselves and of their families, including food, clothing, housing and medical care, and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond their control (Art. 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights).