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asela28sl

Hello,
    Friend of mine has an elder brother who lives in Belgium more that 10+ years now. He was a Sri Lankan born person and my friend too. My friend (Ivan) worked as a vehicle mechanical technician in Qatar for two years, but now he came back to Sri Lanka. Ivan's mother also live and work in Italy for more that 10+ years now. Now my question is are there any path for Ivan to immigrate to EU country by taking benefits from his family member?

thanks for reading out.

AlexFromBelgium

Hello,

Keep in mind that immigration rules are different for every countries.
Even if they're a lot of similarities in the EU States, some specificity can exist.

It depends on how old your friend is.
Based on what you're describing, I'd say he's clearly an adult (18+) and not in the mum's care, so family reunion will be probably be impossible. He should read about the condition for family reunion on the Italian immigration website.

Family reunion with his brother will not work in Belgium.
Only children/partners are allowed.


Except if he's disabled AND single...

asela28sl

AlexFromBelgium wrote:

Hello,

Keep in mind that immigration rules are different for every countries.
Even if they're a lot of similarities in the EU States, some specificity can exist.

It depends on how old your friend is.
Based on what you're describing, I'd say he's clearly an adult (18+) and not in the mum's care, so family reunion will be probably be impossible. He should read about the condition for family reunion on the Italian immigration website.

Family reunion with his brother will not work in Belgium.
Only children/partners are allowed.


Except if he's disabled AND single...


Thanks for the reply.
MY friend he is 33 years old and yes he's single.  Can you suggest some working solution for him to immigrate to Europe country?

thanks again.

AlexFromBelgium

The only realistic option is to find a job in Europe + company willing to hire him and do the visa + work permit.

The only other option is to get married/partner with an EU. But you get married for love, not for a passport :cheers:

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