{"id":11147,"date":"2025-05-10T11:50:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T11:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ksk-dev.eu\/?p=11147"},"modified":"2025-05-12T12:12:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T10:12:40","slug":"cour-constitutionnelle-the-requirement-of-a-valid-identity-document-for-family-reunification-with-a-minor-belgian-child-is-unconstitutional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ksk-dev.eu\/en\/cour-constitutionnelle-the-requirement-of-a-valid-identity-document-for-family-reunification-with-a-minor-belgian-child-is-unconstitutional\/","title":{"rendered":"Constitutional Court: The requirement of a valid identity document for family reunification with a minor Belgian child is unconstitutional"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In an important ruling (no. 131\/2024) of November 21, 2024, the Constitutional Court ruled that the requirement of a valid identity document for parents applying for family reunification with a minor Belgian child is contrary to the Constitution.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Under article 40ter of the Residence Act (Vw), a parent may only prove his or her identity by means of a valid identity document. However, the Court held that this requirement, without the possibility of proving identity by other means of evidence, violates constitutional rights, in particular the principle of equality (articles 10 and 11) and the principle of non-discrimination (articles 11 and 12):<\/p>\n\n\n\n