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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11623
Contents Publication in full By article 20 / 28
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Jha

 Previous convictions alone cannot justify refusal of residence permit to third-country residents with sole care of minor EU citizens

Third-country nationals who have sole care of a minor with the nationality of a member state of the EU cannot be automatically refused residence permit or be expelled from EU soil on the grounds of a criminal record alone, if this refusal or expulsion would force the minor to leave the territory. Expelling the parent under these circumstances must be proportionate and justified by his or her personal behaviour which must, in such cases, constitute a" genuine, present and sufficiently...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
INSTITUTIONAL
SECTORAL POLICIES
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EXTERNAL ACTION
ECONOMY - FINANCE
NEWS BRIEFS