France Bars Polygamous Foreign Nationals from Family Visas

The French government announced that polygamous foreign nationals are ineligible to apply for family reunification visas to bring additional spouses into France. This policy states that a foreigner residing in France with one wife cannot bring a second wife under the family reunification scheme.

The official statement clarified that the rule specifically applies to the family reunification visa category, which allows foreign residents to bring close relatives to join them. Under this policy, a man in a polygamous marriage who holds legal residence in France can remain with the wife already living with him but has no legal means to bring any additional wife into the country.

This announcement reinforces France's stance of not legally recognizing polygamous marriages and effectively closes the pathway for foreign nationals in polygamous unions to reunite with multiple spouses through official channels.