Respect for the right to universal freedom of travel and the vital importance of family reunification

Once again calls upon all States to guarantee the universally recognized freedom of travel to all foreign nationals legally residing in their territory; reaffirms that all Governments, in particular those of receiving countries, must recognize the vital importance of family reunification and promote its incorporation into national legislation in order to ensure protection of the unity of families of documented migrants; calls upon all States to allow, in conformity with international legislations, the free flow of financial remittances by foreign nationals residing in their territory to their relatives in the country of origin; also calls upon all States to refrain from enacting, and to repeal if it already exists, legislation intended as a coercive measure that discriminates against legal migrants, whether individuals or groups, by adversely affecting family reunification and the right to send financial remittances to relatives in the country of origin.

Adopted 103-2-66, 85th meeting

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Adopted at the 85th plenary meeting, 9 Dec. 1998.