Family Reunification

Definition

Family reunification is a recognized reason for immigration in many countries because of the presence of one or more family members in a certain country, therefore, enables the rest of the divided family or only specific members of the family to immigrate to that country as well.

Related terms

Immigration Policy: These are laws established by governments determining who can enter their borders and stay in their country either temporarily or permanently.

Asylum Seekers: These are people who have left their home country as political refugees and seek asylum – protection against persecution – in another.

Chain Migration: This refers to the social process by which migrants from a particular town follow others from that town to a particular destination.