The right to family reunion comes with long-term residence. Migrants must therefore wait at least five years to be eligible to live with their family. They can then sponsor a wide range of relatives, but only under certain conditions. Migrants must prove that they have sufficient accommodation and income to provide for their family, and must pass an integration assessment, whose content and criteria are entirely subject to the police's administrative discretion. The state can refuse an application or withdraw a status without considering the family's personal circumstances. Additional conditions impede family members' right to access vocational training, education, employment, social security, social assistance, healthcare and housing. Family members can only get a residence permit in their own right if they become long-term residents.
