Judgment_paragraph 54 · Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Maria Dias (C-325/09)

54However, as has been pointed out in paragraphs 48 to 52 of the present judgment, the declaratory character of residence permits means that those permits merely certify that a right already exists. Consequently, just as such a declaratory character means that a citizen’s residence may not be regarded as illegal, within the meaning of European Union law, solely on the ground that he does not hold a residence permit, it precludes a Union citizen’s residence from being regarded as legal, within the meaning of European Union law, solely on the ground that such a permit was validly issued to him.

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Maria Dias (C-325/09)

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