Case summaries
CJEU - Case C-550/16 A and S, 12 April 2018
Country of applicant:
Eritrea
Keywords:
Assessment of facts and circumstances, Best interest of the child, Unaccompanied minor, Family unity (right to), Family member, Family reunification
An asylum applicant who is below the age of 18 at the time of his or her entry into the territory of a Member State and of the introduction of his or her asylum application in that State, but who, in the course of the asylum procedure, attains the age of majority and is thereafter granted refugee status must still be regarded as a “minor” for the purposes of that provision.
Date of decision:
12-04-2018
Relevant International and European Legislation:
Article 24,Article 22,Article 31,EN - Family Reunification Directive, Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003,Recital (2),Recital (4),Recital (6),Recital (8),Recital (9),Recital (10),Article 2,Article 3,Article 4,Article 5,Article 7,Article 9,Article 10,Article 11,Article 12,Recital (18),Recital (19),Recital (21),Article 2,Article 13