Workers and pensioners

Updated : 12/2011

EU family members

My registered partner

As an EU national, your registered partner may live in your new EU country under the same conditions that apply to EU nationals.

If your partner is working, receives a pension or is studying, you should check conditions and formalities here:

• workers/pensioners
• students

If your partner does not meet these conditions (for example, you work but your partner stays at home), he or she may still stay with you in your new country as your family member.

Some EU countries treat registered partnerships in the same way as they treat married couples, so you should check the applicable residence rights and conditions for spouses if you want to move to one of the following EU countries:

• Austria
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Finland
• Iceland
• Lithuania
• Luxemburg
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Portugal
• Spain
• Sweden
• United Kingdom

If you want to move to one of the other EU countries:

• Cyprus
• Estonia
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Ireland
• Italy
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein
• Malta
• Poland
• Romania
• Slovakia
• Slovenia

You should check the applicable residence rights and conditions for other relatives.

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