Section 51. Exception to the right to family immigration

If it would be contrary to the conditions for the sponsor’s residence permit to grant a residence permit to the applicant under this chapter, a permit may be refused.
A residence permit under the provisions of this chapter may be refused if the sponsor, when asked, does not consent to the applicant being granted a permit, or if it is likely that the marriage has been entered into against the will of either party.
A residence permit under the provisions of this chapter may be refused if family life may be practiced in a safe country where the family as a whole has stronger connection, and the sponsor has been granted
  1. a.
    a residence permit as a refugee; cf. section 28,
  2. b.
    a residence permit following the grant of permission to enter as a resettlement refugee; cf. section 35, third paragraph, or
  3. c.
    collective protection in a mass flight situation; cf. section 34.
The King may issue regulations containing further provisions, including exceptions to the third paragraph.