Zhu, Chen v Secretary of State for the Home Department: ECJ 19 Oct 2004

ECJ (Free Movement of Persons) Right of residence – Child with the nationality of one Member State but residing in another Member State – Parents nationals of a non-member country – Mother’s right to reside in the other Member State. The applicant girl though of Chinese origin, had been born in Ireland, and therefore entitled to an Irish passport. She was able to live in the UK because of the family’s independent resources, and her mother as her carer could live here also. Any judgement as to the mother’s motives was not relevant. ‘Moreover, the limitations and conditions referred to in Article 18 EC and laid down by Directive 90/364 are based on the idea that the exercise of the right of residence of citizens of the Union can be subordinated to the legitimate interests of the member States. Thus, although, according to the fourth recital in the preamble to Directive 90/364, beneficiaries of the right of residence must not become an ‘unreasonable’ burden on the public finances of the host Member State, the Court nevertheless observed that those limitations and conditions must be applied in compliance with the limits imposed by Community law and in accordance with the principle of proportionality.’

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Times 21-Oct-2004, C-200/02, [2004] EUECJ C-200/02, [2004] ECR 1-9925

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