A Turkish man gained a authorized victory towards Denmark disrupting his household reunion. The EU’s high courtroom on Thursday stated that Demark had made an “unlawful” demand when the nation required a language check for a Turkish employee’s spouse to acquire a residence allow.
In 2015, a Turkish employee residing in Denmark made a request for a residence allow for his spouse. The husband has labored within the nation since 1980 and already has citizenship; nevertheless, her software was turned down in 2016 after her husband failed a Danish language check.
The EU Court of Justice dominated that the demand for a language check was “unlawful” due to an affiliation settlement signed in 1980 between the European Economic Community and Türkiye. According to the deal, Türkiye and the EU aren’t allowed to impose extra limitations on staff’ and their members of the family’ entry to employment whereas they’re authorized residents.
According to the courtroom, the Danish language check is a “new restriction” that may solely be supported by “an overriding justification in the public interest.”
Restrictions on household reunification beforehand resulted in a call towards Denmark by the EU courtroom in 2019.
