Judgment_paragraph 60 · GV v Chief Appeals Officer and Others (C-488/21)

60It thus follows from Article 14(2), read in combination with Article 2(2)(d) and Article 7(1)(a) and (d) of Directive 2004/38, that a direct relative in the ascending line of a worker who is a Union citizen enjoys a derived right of residence as long as he or she remains dependent on that worker, until such time as that relative, having resided lawfully for a continuous period of five years in the host Member State, can claim a right of permanent residence under Article 16(1) of Directive 2004/38.