family reunification
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family reunification
The legal process by which family members (e.g., spouse, children) of a person living in a country are allowed to move to that country in order to live together with them.
Nachdem er die Arbeitserlaubnis erhalten hatte, beantragte er den Familiennachzug für seine Frau und seine beiden Kinder.
After he had received the work permit, he applied for family reunification for his wife and his two children.
The word is made up of three parts: 'Familie' (family), the linking element '-n-', and 'Nachzug'. 'Nachzug' itself consists of 'nach' (after/behind) and 'Zug' (from 'ziehen' — to pull/move), so it literally means the family's 'moving after' someone.
Der Familiennachzug ist ein wichtiger Bestandteil des Einwanderungsrechts.
Family reunification is an important part of immigration law.
Since this is a legal process, the word is often combined with verbs from the administrative sphere. Typical phrases are: 'den Familiennachzug beantragen' (to apply for family reunification), 'genehmigen' (to approve), or 'ablehnen' (to reject).
Die Behörde hat den Familiennachzug genehmigt.
The authority approved the family reunification.
This word belongs primarily to administrative and legal language. It is used less often in everyday conversation, unless people are specifically talking about immigration or legal procedures.
Im Gesetz sind die Voraussetzungen für den Familiennachzug genau geregelt.
The requirements for family reunification are precisely regulated in the law.
