benjamintrevor wrote: ↑Mon Apr 24, 2023 3:38 pm
Which European countries provide the opportunity to bring their parents permanently
if the person is a permanent resident or citizen?
Thanks in advance.
Generally, under EU freedom of movement, there is a way in any EU country, but it is a long game.
You´d have to relocate to an EU country, legally live there, meet requirements for permanent residence and at some point meet requirements for citizenship and be naturalized. Mostly all of this takes a minimum of six years in total but some EU countries have a lot longer residence requirements for naturalization. It would also involve integrating into society and learning he local language.
But this is not the end of it. To be able to use EU freedom of movement for your parents, you´d then have to relocate to a different EU country that you do not hold citizenship of and exercise EU treaty rights in your new host country (be employed, self-employed, or enrolled in full time higher education).
There may be a few countries that are more receptive to chain migration than others, so you may not have to do the moving to yet another EU country thing after all.
A forum member recently posted about Spain allowing parents to join adult children, if those children are permanent residents or citizens. I know nothing about domestic Spanish immigration law, so somebody else may have more information on that.
When selecting a country as a future home for you and your parents you should also research the respective countries´health care systems - in some of them it will be difficult to get (compulsory!) health cover for parents who have not previously and reently been insured within the EU and even if you manage to get cover, it can be insanely expensive (top tip: that´s the case in Germany, no need to bother with it).
I am not a regulated immigration advisor. I am offering an opinion and not advice.
