Court of Justice holds that a Derivative right of residence under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union falls within the scope of application of the long-term residence Directive (Directive 2003/109/EC)

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• What was the background?
• What did the court decide?
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Article summary

EU Law analysis: On the 9th September 2022, the Court of Justice (‘the Grand Chamber’) held in Case C-624/20 Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid (Nature of the right of residence under Article 20 TFEU) that a derived right of residence is not a temporary right of residence.