Brussels, 18/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - A non-EU passport holder wishing to benefit from the status of long-term EU resident must have lived legally and without interruption in a member state for at least five years before being entitled to request such status, even if a member of his or her family already has this status, ruled the European Court of Justice in Case C-469/13 on Thursday 17 July.
EU Directive 2003/109/EC establishes a uniform status for long-term EU residents who do not hold...