FAQs - Jobseeker's family

Yes. As the spouse of an EU citizen, she is entitled to join you in Italy, as long as you are following the rules for jobseekers. Find more information in the section on residence rules for jobseekers.

Your rights are the same as your husband’s because you are an EU citizen. You might be required to report your presence when you arrive. Your may also have to register as a jobseeker and submit evidence showing that you are looking for work. Read more about your residence rights as a jobseeker and social security benefits as well as the general residence rules for EU citizens.

National immigration rules apply in your case because your husband is living in his home country (note: different rules would apply if your husband was living in another EU country other than his native country). Whether or not you can join your husband in Germany will depend on German national law.

National immigration rules apply in your case because you are not married or in a civil partnership. National authorities will judge residence applications for long-term partners on a case-by-case basis. EU rules guarantee you the right to have your application assessed, to receive a written decision as soon as possible, and the right to appeal if your application is rejected. Read more about the rules for long-term partners joining jobseekers in EU countries.

Yes, your marriage is recognised in Portugal and she will be able to live there as the spouse of a jobseeker (as long as you are adhering to the rules for jobseekers). However, this is not the case in all EU countries. The rules regarding same-sex marriages, as well as same-sex registered partnerships and civil unions, differ from country to country. Read more about recogniton of civil unions and registered partnerships in the EU.

Your may be able to gain residence rights if you are your daughter’s dependant. However, she may have to prove that she has sufficient financial resources to support you. Check the Spanish national immigration rules to find out more.

You can join your daughter in Sweden and apply for residence rights as the family member of an EU citizen. You must apply for a residence card within 3 months of your arrival.

National immigration rules apply in your case because the Congo is outside the EU, and you do not have family members who are Bulgarian, or citizens of another EU country.