Thus, for instance, while calling on Member States to 'take appropriate measures to maintain as far as possible family unity as present within their territory', t
he directive refers back to domestic law and practice for the purposes of defining 'family members'. In this connection, it should be noted that a directive on family reunification was adopted on 22 September 2003, whose many inadequacies have been criticised by GISTI (Groupe d'information et de soutien des travailleurs immigrés). This organisation also pointed out that it will be possible, on the basis of the directive: to require foreigners to wait for up to three years before
...[+++] being able to apply for family reunification; to limit the possibility of children over the age of 12 joining their parents; to issue reunified family members with precarious residence permits; to prohibit immediate access to employment; to call into question their right of residence in the event of family break-up.
Le GISTI souligne ainsi que, sur la base de cette directive, l'on pourra: imposer aux étrangers d'attendre jusqu'à trois ans avant de pouvoir demander le regroupement familial; limiter la possibilité, pour des enfants mineurs de plus de douze ans, de rejoindre leurs parents; ne délivrer qu'un titre de séjour précaire aux membres de famille rejoignants; leur interdire l'accès immédiat au travail; remettre en cause leur droit au séjour en cas de rupture de la vie familiale.
