An Algerian minor is not a “direct descendant” of the European citizens who took her in under the kafala system but can, after a thorough examination, obtain a residence permit in the European Union as one of her guardians’ “other family members”, the Court of Justice of the European Union confirmed in a judgment delivered on Tuesday, 26 March (case C-129/18).
An Algerian minor challenged the United Kingdom authorities’ refusal to grant her an entry clearance as a child...