In submissions delivered on Tuesday 26 February in Case C-129/18, the Advocate-General at the EU Court of Justice, Manuel Campos Sánchez-Bordona, ruled that a minor placed in guardianship of an EU citizen under the Algerian kafala regime could not be considered a “direct descendant” of the latter. However, following an assessment, the Member State in which the citizen is resident must facilitate the entry and residence of the child in its territory, adds the Advocate-General.
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